Lined hogfish (Bodianus leucosticticus)

Image source: Jo's Animal Database
General data
- Main name: Lined hogfish
- Climates: Tropical
- Habitat: Saltwater
- Native: Africa, Asia, Australia & Oceania
- Distribution: Pacific Ocean, Indian ocean
Classification
- Genus: Bodianus - Hogfishes
- Family: Labridae - Wrasses
- Order: Labriformes - Wrasses
- Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
- Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes
Description
Indo-West Pacific: Somalia, Mozambique, Natal (South Africa), Mauritius, Réunion, and southern Japan. Likely at Seychelles. Max length: 24 cm SL Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12. Adults reddish to purplish brown on head, body dull yellow; longitudinal row of 3 pale yellow spots along back; small black spot centered at base of caudal fin; 2 black spots on soft anal fin; large black spot on pelvic fins; blackish spot anteriorly on dorsal fin. Juveniles reddish brown with rows of white blotches and small spots; black spots on fins.