Barred hogfish (Bodianus scrofa)
Key facts
- Scientific name
- Bodianus scrofa
- Common name
- Barred hogfish
- Category
- Fish
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Bodianus
- Size
- 25–50 cm
- Depth
- 10–150 m
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
- Danger level
- Harmless
- Habitats
- rocky-reef, coralligenous
- Behaviours
- solitary, predator
- Ocean zones
- Macaronesia
Description
Bodianus scrofa reaches 50 cm. Wrasse endemic to Azores, Madeira, Canaries, Cape Verde. Juveniles yellow-red with black spots, adults red-brown with yellow band on the back. Dominant males with characteristic bulging forehead. Protogynous hermaphrodite. Lives from 10 to 150 m on rocky drop-offs and coralligenous. Predator of crustaceans and echinoderms. Curious and often approachable diving. Iconic photo subject of Macaronesian bottoms.
Frequently asked questions
- How big is the Barred hogfish?
- Barred hogfish (Bodianus scrofa) reaches 25–50 cm in length.
- At what depth can you find the Barred hogfish?
- Barred hogfish is found between 10–150 m deep.
- Is the Barred hogfish dangerous to divers?
- Danger level: Harmless.
- What is the conservation status of the Barred hogfish?
- IUCN status: Least concern (LC).
- Where can you find the Barred hogfish?
- Found in: Macaronesia.
Other species in the genus Bodianus
- Bodianus rufus - Spanish hogfish
- Bodianus pulchellus - Cuban hogfish
- Bodianus diana - Diana's hogfish
- Bodianus diplotaenia - Mexican hogfish
- Bodianus speciosus - Speciosus hogfish
- Bodianus eclancheri - Galapagos Red Wrasse
Other species in the family Labridae
- Labrus merula - Brown wrasse
- Halichoeres pictus - Rainbow wrasse
- Halichoeres cyanocephalus - Yellowcheek wrasse
- Sparisoma chrysopterum - Redtail parrotfish
- Sparisoma rubripinne - Yellowtail parrotfish
- Scarus iseri - Striped parrotfish
Sources
- Taxonomy: WoRMS (AphiaID 126958)
- Photos: iNaturalist (CC BY-NC)
- Distribution: GBIF (taxonKey 5209705)
- Conservation: IUCN Red List
- Encyclopedia: Wikipedia