Redstripe Hogfish

Scientific Name: Bodianus opercularis
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Identification: Slender body; bold red and white candy-stripe pattern; black spot on rear edge of gill cover.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Rubble bottoms on or adjacent to steep outer reef slopes in 35-70m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Red Sea to Palau and Marshall Is. in Micronesia.