Bodianus mesothorax (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
Splitlevel hogfish, 25cm

Very rare at Kwajalein. We have seen the adult and juvenile photographed below, plus one other adult captured (not figured) rapidly moving on video on the atoll's seaward reef. One additional adult (third photo below) was found by Christina Sylvester on the lagoon reef near Kwajalein Island.

Created 26 May 2014
Updated 28 September 2018

Return to wrasses

Kwajalein Underwater Home