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Foxfish

Bodianus frenchii

Seabook: Foxfish

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Max Weight

Max Depth

40 m

Description

The foxfish, Bodianus frenchii, is a species of wrasse native to the temperate marine waters in southwestern Western Australia to eastern South Australia, and from southern Queensland to eastern Tasmania, at depths between 10 and 40 m. A gap in the distribution of foxfish occurs through Victoria. Its length is up to 45 cm. De... Read more in Seabook

Locations

Colors

white
yellow
orange
red

Habitat and Environment

Coral reef

Social Behaviour

Couple

Solitary

Conservation status

(NT) Near threatened

Poisonous

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Danger to human

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Venomous

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