Hogfish

Hogfish

Hogfish
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Lachnolaimus
G. Cuvier, 1829
Species:
L. maximus
Binomial name
Lachnolaimus maximus
(Walbaum, 1792)

The hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus), also known as boquinete, doncella de pluma or pez perro in Mexico) is a species of fish which lives in the Western Atlantic Ocean. The hogfish lives in the area from Nova Scotia, Canada, to northern South America, including the Gulf of Mexico. It is classified as a wrasse.

References

  1. ↑ Choat, J.H.; Pollard, D. & Sadovy, Y.J. (2018) [errata version of 2010 assessment]. "Lachnolaimus maximus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T11130A124708500. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T11130A3252395.en. Retrieved 15 January 2020.

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