Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Spotfin Hogfish
Bodianus pulchellus
Spotfin Hogfish
Category: Hogfishes
Scientific Name: Bodianus pulchellus
Size: Up to 7 in. (17 cm)  
Depth: 60-360 ft. (18-110 m)
Distribution: Florida, Gulf of America, Bahamas, Caribbean, Brazil
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Labridae (Family)
       └Hypsigenyinae (Subfamily)
        └Bodianus (Genus)
         └B. pulchellus (Species)

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