Bodianus anthioides Lyre-tail hogfish, Lyretail hogfish

Bodianus anthioides is commonly referred to as Lyre-tail hogfish, Lyretail hogfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 1300 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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AphiaID:: 218929

Scientific:: Bodianus anthioides
German:: Schweinslippfisch
English:: Lyre-tail Hogfish, Lyretail Hogfish

Category:: Рыбы - Губаны

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Teleostei (Class) > Eupercaria incertae sedis (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Bodianus (Genus) > anthioides (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bennett, ), 1832

Occurrence:: Djibouti, Eritrea, (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, Caroline Island, Christmas Islands, Comores, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, Flores, French Polynesia, Gambier Islands, Great Barrier Reef, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Java, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Komodo (Komodo Island), Line Islands, Lombok, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Mayotte, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nauru, New Caledonia, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Pitcairn Islands, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Rapa, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, Tansania, The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuamoto Islands, Tulamben, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Wake Atoll, Yemen
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 6 - 80 Meter
Habitats:: Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 9.45" (24 cm)
Temperature:: 24,4 °F - 28,9 °F (24,4°C - 28,9°C)
Food:: Carnivore, Clams, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Predatory, Sea urchins, Snails, Starfishs
Tank:: 285.97 gal (~ 1300L)
Difficulty:: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

More related species in this lexicon:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2004-08-28 00:25:53
Last edit:: 2025-10-13 15:44:26

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Bodianus anthioides (Bennett, 1832)

They are solitary fish, forming pairs for spawning. The juvelines mimic cleaner fish.

The species' diet includes echinoderms, mollusks, crustaceans, and small fish.

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!

Synonymised names
Bodianus anthoides (Bennett, 1832) · unaccepted (misspelling)
Cossyphus bicolor Liénard, 1891 · unaccepted
Cossyphus boutoni Liénard, 1891 · unaccepted
Cossyphus zosterophorus Bleeker, 1857 · unaccepted
Crenilabrus anthioides Bennett, 1832 · unaccepted
Lepidaplois anthioides (Bennett, 1832) · unaccepted