Coral Hogfish

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FAMILY - Labridea

SCIENTIFIC NAME- Bodianus mesothorax

COMMON NAME – Coral, Eclipse, Splitlevel, Mesothorax Hogfish

SIZE– 10 in (25.5 cm)

RANGE – Indo-Pacific

MIN. AQUARIUM SIZE - 125 gal (473 L)

CARE LEVEL - Intermediate

TEMPERAMENT- Aggressive

FOODS AND FEEDING - Should be fed a variety of high quality marine meaty foods. Will also eat other crustaceans.

AQUARIUM SUITABILITY -

REEF COMPATIBILITY - No

CAPTIVE CARE - This is an aggressive fish and will do better with other larger aggressive fish as an adult. It will kill and harass smaller fish. As a juvenile it should be kept with more peaceful fish. As one of the worst tempered Hogfish, caution should be used around it.

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