Size: 1 to 3 ft.
ID: Long first 3 spines; dark spot at rear
of dorsal fin
Class: Osteichthyes / Bony fishes
Order: Perciformes / Perch like
Family: Labridae / Hogfish
Genus Species: Lachnolaimus maximus /
Hogfish
Habitat: open bottom
Typical food: mollusks, urchins, crabs, and barnacles
Other information: for camouflage (if rooting at
the bottom for food) they often display the mottled phase
with bars which instantly vanish as they rise (see #1,2,7); swim constantly
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