Saltwater
Blackbar hogfish
Bodianus speciosus
Labridae, Bodianinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 50 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 2,657 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Cameroon, Cape Verde, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mauritania, São Tomé & Príncipe, Sierra Leone, and 1 more country.
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit rocky and reef-like areas, rich in algae. A protogynous hermaphrodite. Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Bodianus iagonensis
- Bodianus tredecimspinosus
- Cossyphus jagonensis
- Cossyphus tredecimspinosus
- Diastodon speciosus
- Labrus iagonensis
In other languages
- Black bar hogfish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.