Twospot Slender Hogfish

Scientific Name: Bodianus bimaculatus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: Small and slender; variable from yellowish upper body and pink below to pink upper body and white below; may have thin red stripes, black spot on rear gill cover and often another on tail base.
Favourite: Form small groups.
Hide-out: Steep outer reef slopes in 30-60m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Mauritius to Papua New Guinea. S. Japan to Great Barrier Reef.