Crescent-tail hogfish
Species of fish
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The crescent-tail hogfish (Bodianus sepiacaudus), also known as the candy cane hogfish or Pacific redstriped hogfish,[2] is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean from Sulawesi to the 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.[3] Juveniles are white and black. Adults are white with four broad red stripes, suffused with black on caudal peduncle and caudal fin. It can be found in the aquarium trade.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Bodianus |
| Species: | B. sepiacaudus |
| Binomial name | |
| Bodianus sepiacaudus Gomon, 2006 | |
The crescent-tail hogfish differs from Bodianus masudai by having white pelvic fins.[4]
