Bodianus rufus
Dogfish | Spanish Hogfish | Hog Snapper
Distribution
Temperate northern Atlantic
Description
Pointed snout, broad tail base, and back swept dorsal and anal fins. Large adults almost entirely grey with a yellow tinge on sides and yellow on snout, while juveniles are mainly orange-yellow with a blue top of head and back, most commonly seen somewhere between these two phases with varying amounts of yellow and grey/blue.
Information
Max Size: 40 cm
Sea Temperature Range: 22.5-30.9°C
Depth: 1-70m
Habitat Generalization Index: 11.87
Also referred to as the SGI (Species Generalisation Index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here.
Conservation and Rarity
IUCN Status: Least Concern
Occurrence: Frequent (18.7% of sites)
Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
Abundance: Few (3 per transect)
Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: Joe Shields