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The crescent-tail hogfish, Bodianus sepiacaudus, is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific ocean from Sulawesi to Line Islands. It can be found in groups at depths from 20 to 75 m (66 to 246 ft). This species can reach 8.7 cm (3.4 in) in standard length.[2] Juveniles are white and black. Adults are white with 4 broad red stripes, suffused with black on caudal peduncle and caudal fin.
The crescent-tail hogfish differs from Bodianus masudai by having white pelvic fins[3].
References
edit- ^ Russell, B. (2010). Bodianus sepiacaudus. In: IUCN 2014. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2014.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 August 2014.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Bodianus sepiacaudus". FishBase. August 2014 version.
- ^ Martin F. Gomon (2006). "A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eight new species" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement. 30: 1–133.
