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More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Ray-finned Fishes of Zihuatanejo
CLASS ACTINOPTERYGII
Mexican Hogfish (Young Terminal Phase)
Bodianus diplotaenia
-Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)
-Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)
-Perch-like Fishes (Order Perciformes)
-Suborder Labroidei
-Wrasses and Parrotfishes (Family Labridae)
-Hogfishes (Genus Bodianus)
-Mexican Hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia)
The Mexican hogfish is widely distributed throughout the tropical eastern Pacific from the Gulf of California to northern Peru. Commonly seen on rocky reefs. Feeds on crabs, brittle stars, mollusks, and sea urchins.
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