Twospot hogfish

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The Twospot hogfish lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 30 - 60 m , usually 30 - 60 m environment.

Bodianus bimaculatus, or twospot hogfish, is a Hogfish from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 10 cm in length. References - * "Bodianus bimaculatus". More

The Twospot Hogfish is small and slender with yellow body and a black spot on the gill cover and at the base of the tail. It may have thin reddish stripes or slightly reddish coloration on the upper body. More

Common names

Bodianus bimaculatus in Catalan (Català)
Futahoshi-kitsunebera in Japanese (日本語)
Labre à deux taches in French (français)
Two-spot slender hogfish in English
Two-spotted hogfish in English
Twospot hogfish in English
Twospot pigfish in English
Yellow hogfish in English
双斑普提鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
双斑普提鱼 in Unknown
雙斑普提魚 in Mandarin Chinese
雙斑普提魚 in Unknown

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Labridae
Genus : Bodianus
Species : Bodianus bimaculatus
Authority : Allen, 1973

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Twospot hogfish (Bodianus bimaculatus)