Spanish hogfish

Spanish hogfish

Taxobox
name = Spanish Hogfish


regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Labridae
genus = "Bodianus"
species = "B. rufus"
binomial = "Bodianus rufus"

The "Spanish Hogfish" is a fish whose range includes South Florida, the Bahamas, the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and
Brazil.cite book | last =Humann, DeLoach | first = | authorlink = | coauthors = | title =Reef Fish Identification - Florida Caribbean Bahamas | publisher =New World Publications, Inc. | date =2002 | location = | pages = | url = | doi = | id = | isbn =1-878348-30-2] . Typically between 20 cm and 35 cm in size, it can reach 60 cm. It inhabits reefs at depths of 3 m up to 30 m, where it constantly swims about in search of food.

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