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Axilspot Hogfish

Bodianus axillaris

Bislamasop · glisfis— names this kind of animal, not this species alone

Axilspot Hogfish — photo 1 of 4
Photo 1 of 4 · Hectonichus · CC BY-SA 3.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
commonblackwhiteredcleanersmallreef
Habitat
Reef
Max size
25 cm
Depth
2-40 m
Family
Labridae

Bodianus axillaris, the axilspot hogfish, coral pigfish or turncoat hogfish, is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific.

Adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Easily confused with

Side by side, with what tells them apart.

Axilspot Hogfish
This oneAxilspot Hogfish
Coral Hogfish
Look-alikeCoral Hogfish

Both change completely as they grow, and they look alike at both ages. Young Axilspot Hogfish are black with large white spots; young Coral Hogfish are black with yellow spots. Adult Coral Hogfish have a sharp black band dividing the dark front of the body from the pale rear; adult Axilspot Hogfish lack that band and have large black spots on the soft dorsal and anal fins.

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