Fish · La Saladita, Guerrero

Mexican Hogfish

Bodianus diplotaenia

Spanish: Vieja mexicana

Mexican Hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia)
Photographed by santiago_miguel_alva on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The Mexican hogfish, Bodianus diplotaenia, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Adults inhabit rocky or coral areas at depths of 5–75 m. Sometimes, they are also found on sandy bottoms and where marine plants abound. They are solitary or form aggregations of only a few individuals. Mexican hogfish feed on crabs, brittle stars, mollusks, and sea urchins. At night, they gather in cracks and crevices of rocks and caves to sleep. The...

TaxonomyActinopterygii › Labriformes › Labridae
Local records19 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records3,046 on iNaturalist
Most recent records2023 – 2026
Months of the 8 most recent records
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Cite as: “Mexican Hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/bodianus-diplotaenia/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.