Axilspot Hogfish
Bodianus axillaris
The Axilspot Hogfish (Bodianus axillaris) is a tropical marine fish of the family Labridae. It lives on and around reefs, between 2 and 100 m deep. It grows to 20 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 20 cmstandard length, tail fin excluded
- Depth
- 2–100 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
2 m100 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyLabridae
- GenusBodianus
- SpeciesBodianus axillaris
Quick answers
- Axilspot Hogfish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 20 cm (standard length, tail fin excluded).
- Axilspot Hogfish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Diana's HogfishBodianus diana
Lyretail HogfishBodianus anthioides
Blackbelt HogfishBodianus mesothorax
Redfin HogfishBodianus dictynna
FoxfishBodianus frenchii
Blackfin HogfishBodianus loxozonus
Eastern PigfishBodianus unimaculatus
Saddleback HogfishBodianus bilunulatus
Goldspot PigfishBodianus perditio
Leopard wrasseMacropharyngodon meleagris
Cleaner wrasseLabroides dimidiatus
Melanurus wrasseHalichoeres melanurus
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.