Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Axilspot Hogfish
Bodianus axillaris
Axilspot Hogfish
Category: Hogfishes
Scientific Name: Bodianus axillaris
Size: Up to 9 in. (23 cm)  
Depth: 6-120 ft. (2-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, French Polynesia, Great Barrier Reef
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Labridae (Family)
       └Hypsigenyinae (Subfamily)
        └Bodianus (Genus)
         └B. axillaris (Species)

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