Axilspot Hogfish Bodianus axillaris

Axilspot Hogfish male
Axilspot Hogfish male
Axilspot Hogfish
The Axilspot Hogfish is a wrasse native to reefs of the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. It grows to 20cm long. The male, shown above with its red front and white rear, is totally different from the female which is dark with large white spots.