Bodianus axillaris Axil hogfish, Axilspot hogfish, Coral hogfish, Panda Hogfish, Polkadot wrasse, Turncoat hogfish

Bodianus axillarisis commonly referred to as Axil hogfish, Axilspot hogfish, Coral hogfish, Panda Hogfish, Polkadot wrasse, Turncoat hogfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 3085
AphiaID:: 218933

Scientific:: Bodianus axillaris
German:: Achselfleck-Schweinslippfisch
English:: Axil Hogfish, Axilspot Hogfish, Coral Hogfish, Panda Hogfish, Polkadot Wrasse, Turncoat Hogfish

Category:: Wrasses

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Bodianus (Genus) > axillaris (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bennett, ), 1832

Occurrence:: Sudan, Hong Kong, (the) Maldives, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, China, Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lord Howe Island, Marquesas Islands, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Somalia, South-Africa, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 2 - 100 Meter
Size:: up to 7.87" (20 cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C)
Food:: Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Invertebrates, Krill, Mysis, Schrimps, Sea urchins, Snails, Starfishs, Worms, Zoobenthos, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Average
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Bodianus atrolumbus
Lippfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2010-04-13 23:07:43
Last edit:: 2017-05-27 09:25:51

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(Bennett, 1832)

Synonyms:
Cossyphus octomaculatus Liénard, 1891
Crossyphus octomaculatus Sauvage, 1891
Labrus axillaris Bennett, 1832
Lepidaplois albomaculatus Smith, 1957
Lepidaplois axillaris (Bennett, 1832)

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Bodianus (Genus) > Bodianus axillaris (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!