Longnose Hogfish

Scientific Name: Bodianus prognathus
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: Red upper body, paler below; 4-5 white spots on back and several pale spots on body; black spots on many scales; elongate snout.
Favourite: Solitary.
Hide-out: Outer reefs in 7-20m, juveniles usually below 30m.
Location: Localized - Line Is. in eastern Central Pacific.

Walindi Wrasse

Scientific Name: Cirrhilabrus walindi
Family: Wrasses - Labridae
Maximum Size: 7cm
Identification: TP - Pink with yellow wash on back; dorsal, anal and ventral fins yellowish with blue or magenta borders, two black blotches on dorsal fin.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Rubble bottoms next to coral patches on seaward slopes in 10-65m.
Location: Localized - Papua New Guinea and Solomon Is.

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.