Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Hogfish

Lachnolaimus maximus

Nassau, Bahamas

Initial Phase

Grand Cayman

Terminal Phase

Cozumel, Mexico

Initial Phase

Grand Cayman

Terminal Phase

Cozumel, Mexico

Initial Phase

Belize

Initial Phase

Grand Cayman

Terminal Phase

Key Largo, Florida

Initial Phase

Key Largo, Florida

Initial Phase

Key West, Florida

Initial Phase

Little Cayman

Terminal Phase

Little Cayman

Terminal Phase

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Hogfish

Category: Hogfishes

Scientific Name: Lachnolaimus maximus

Size: 1 to 2 ft. (30 to 60 cm)

Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)

Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America

Chordata (Phylum)

└Vertebrata (Subphylum)

└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)

└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)

└Actinopteri (Superclass)

└Teleostei (Class)

└Eupercaria (Order)

└Labridae (Family)

└Hypsigenyinae (Subfamily)

└Lachnolaimus (Genus)

└L. maximus (Species)

Parrotfishes & Wrasses

Hogfishes

Hogfish (Initial Phase)

Hogfish (Terminal Phase)

Creole Wrasse

Creole Wrasse (Juvenile)

Spotfin Hogfish

Spanish Hogfish (Initial Phase)

Spanish Hogfish