Blackfin hogfish
Bodianus loxozonus
- Usual depth6–24 m
- Water temperature22–29 °C
- Best monthsApril
- How commonOccasional
Photo credit: (c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Bodianus loxozonus, the blackfin hogfish, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the western Pacific Ocean.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Bodianus loxozonus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 19 records
- February: 63 records
- March: 110 records
- April: 369 records
- May: 121 records
- June: 34 records
- July: 45 records
- August: 133 records
- September: 30 records
- October: 44 records
- November: 40 records
- December: 20 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 6–24 m · Deepest record: 40 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 22–29 °C
Photos
(c) jeyre, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Shelomi Doyle, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Debra Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Tim, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Blackfin hogfish, Black-finned Pigfish, Blackfin Pigfish, Eclipse Hogfish, Reef Pigfish
Names in 6 more languages
- German
- Schwarzflossen-Schweinslippfisch, Schwarzstreifen-Lippfisch, Trotters Herzoglippfisch
- Spanish
- Doncella de Coral
- Filipino
- Bankilan, Bungat, Isdang bato
- French
- Labre barré
- Japanese
- Hiregurobera, Hireguro Bera, ヒレグロベラ
- Simplified Chinese
- 三齒仔, 斜帶寒鯛, 斜帶普提魚, 斜帶狐鯛, 日本婆仔, 紅娘仔
Other scientific names: Lepidaplois loxozonus, Lepidaplois trotteri
Similar species
Axilspot hogfishBodianus axillaris
Diana's hogfishBodianus diana
False Diana's PigfishBodianus dictynna
Black-belt HogfishBodianus mesothorax
- Black-banded hogfish
Bodianus macrourus
Blue GroperAchoerodus gouldii
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 1,079 open-data records from 1967 to 2022.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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