Spanish Hogfish

Q: Where can you find Spanish Hogfish?

Spanish Hogfish can be found in: Bonaire, Honduras East, Costa Rica, Cuba West, Panama East, Mexico South East, USA South East, Costa Rica East, Venezuela, Belize, Lesser Antilles, Mexico East, Cuba East, Colombia North, Nicaragua East, Guatemala East, Bermuda, Caribbean Sea, Trinidad & Tobago, Gulf of Mexico, Dominican Republic, USA, Honduras, Cuba, Mexico, Brazil, Jamaica, French Guiana, Puerto Rico, Suriname, Haiti, Bahamas, Panama, Colombia, Nicaragua, Guatemala, Virgin Islands (U.S.), Virgin Islands (U.K.).

Bodianus rufus

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70 m

Bodianus rufus, is a species of wrasse native to the western Atlantic Ocean, where it can be found from southern Florida and Bermuda through the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil. It inhabits coral or rock reefs at depths of 1 to 70 m (3.3 to 229.7 ft). While the adults feed on such prey as molluscs, crustaceans, and echinoderms (brittle stars and sea urchins), the juveniles act as cleaner fishes. This species can reach a length of 40 cm (16 in), though most do not exceed 28 cm (11 in). This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade.

Description

Pointed snout, broad tail base, and back swept dorsal and anal fins. Large adults almost entirely grey with a yellow tinge on sides and yellow on snout, while juveniles are mainly orange-yellow with a blue top of head and back, most commonly seen somewhere between these two phases with varying amounts of yellow and grey/blue.