Spanish Hogfish


Size:   8-24 in.
ID:   purple upper body, yellow lower body and tail

Class:   Actinopterygii  /  Ray-finned fishes
Order:  Perciformes   /  Perch-like fishes
Family:  Labridae  /  Wrasses
Genus Species:  Bodianus rufus  /  Spanish Hogfish

Habitat:  reefs
Typical food:  crabs, sea urchins, brittle stars, and mollusks
Other information:  swim constantly; unafraid


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