Bodianus
rufus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
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Family:
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Labridae
(Wrasses), subfamily: Bodianinae
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Order:
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Perciformes
(perch-likes)
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Class:
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Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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In this site name:
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Spanish hogfish |
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Max. size:
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40.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 9626); max. published weight: 1,020 g (Ref. 40637) |
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Environment: |
reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 %26#150; 70 m
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Climate: |
tropical; 22 %26#150; 28%26deg;C; 32%26deg;N - |
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Importance:
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fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial |
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Resilience: |
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) |
Distribution:
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Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA) and throughout the Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Sea to southern Brazil.
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Morphology:
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Dorsal
spines
(total): 12 - 12;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9 - 11;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 11 %26#150; 13. Head, upper front part of body, and front of dorsal fin blue if from shallow water, red if from deep; rest of body and tail yellow. Dorsal, anal, and pelvic fins mostly blue or red-yellow at rear (Ref. 26938).
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Biology: |
Inhabits rocky or coral reefs (Ref. 9710). Feeds on brittle stars, crustaceans, mollusks, and sea urchins (Ref. 9710). Juveniles actively pick parasites from larger fishes (Ref. 5521). A protogynous hermaphrodite (Ref. ). May hybridize with spotfin hogfish, B. pulchellus (Ref. 40096). Marketed fresh (Ref. 3726). Maximum depth reported from Ref. 27115.
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Red List Status: |
Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073)
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Dangerous:
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reports of ciguatera poisoning
, Dammann, A.E.. 1969
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