Redfin Hogfish

Bodianus dictynna

Bodianus dictynna, is a species of wrasse native to tropical and warm temperate waters of the Western Pacific, from the Indo-Malaysian Archipelago east to Tonga, as far north as Japan and as far south as Australia. It is most frequently recorded in association with living coral reefs and the juvenile fish usually occur near black coral and gorgonians, although they sometimes are found in caves near the ceiling.
Bodianus dictynna - Redfin Hogfish, Juvenile  Bodianus dictynna,Fall,Geotagged,Malaysia

Naming

The specific name ''dictynna'' is an alternative name for Diana, the Roman goddess of hunting, and refers to the close relationship between this species and ''Bodianus diana'' of the Indian Ocean, and a proposed common name of Pacific Diana's pigfish also reflects this relationship.
Redfin Hogfish - Bodianus dictynna Adult. Bodianus dictynna,Fall,Geotagged,Indonesia,Redfin Hogfish

Food

It feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates such as molluscs and crustaceans. The juveniles regularly behave as cleaner fish, removing parasites from other fish.

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Status: Least concern
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Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
DivisionChordata
ClassActinopterygii
OrderPerciformes
FamilyLabridae
GenusBodianus
SpeciesB. dictynna