Goldspot Hogfish

Scientific Name: Bodianus perditio
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Identification: JP - Yellow; large black patch on rear back preceded by white bar. TP - Reddish; same markings as JP except bar is yellowish.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Sand and rubble patches of seaward reefs in 13-40m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Hawaii and Pitcairn Is. east of French Polynesia. S. Japan to Australia.