Golden Spot Hogfish

This species is distinguished by the following characters: D XII,10; A III,11; pectoral rays 17; lateral line smoothly curved, following the dorsal contour of body, lateral pored scales 30-31; scales above origin of lateral line to origin of dorsal fin 8; small predorsal scales, becoming embedded anteriorly, ending in posterior interorbital; cheek with a patch of very small scales, posterior to center of eye, except for the broad naked flange of the preopercle; without scales on lower jaw; a broad sheath of scales basally on median fins; total gill rakers 20-23; dorsal profile of snout to above eye is straight, becoming smoothly convex on nape; snout length 2.7-3.0 in head length (HL); orbit diameter varying from 4.7 in HL in an 8.8-cm specimen to 9.3 in a 43.0-cm specimen; mouth is slightly oblique, forming an angle of about 20° to horizontal axis of body, the maxilla reaching to below anterior half of eye; front of jaws with 2 pairs of canine teeth that interdigitate when mouth closed, the middle pair of upper jaw and lateral pair of lower jaw are the largest and recurved, the middle pair of lower jaw about half length of lateral pair; side of jaws with a dental ridge of coalesced teeth bearing a row of small, stout, close-set, conical teeth, of which a series of 5 or 6 in middle of jaws are the largest; toothless palate; labial flaps are well-developed; dorsal spines progressively longer, with the last spine 2.0-2.2 in HL, the membranes deeply incised; 7th or 8th dorsal soft ray longest, 2.0-2.1 in HL; 3rd anal spine longest, about 2.0-2.4 in HL; caudal fin of juveniles is truncate, of adults double emarginate with long pointed lobes; pectoral-fin length of 15.9-32.0 cm SL individuals, 3.4-3.8 in SL, the fin length proportionately longer with growth; pelvic fins just reaching anus in 8.8-cm juvenile, reaching beyond third anal spine in a 36.0-cm adult; diagnostic color differences from B. astrolumbus include the central white bar of the juvenile diminishing to an oval yellow spot above the lateral line (vs. a spindle-shaped whitish to pink mark on the upper body extending below the lateral line (vs. ) and the caudal peduncle of the juvenile with a central white patch surrounded by dark (vs. a white bar extending full width) (Ref. 96378).

Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205).

Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 11

Inhabits the vicinity of coral and rocky reefs, often over sand or rubble in deeper water. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 9823).

This species is reported to be found on deep offshore reefs as adults, but juveniles may occur as shallow as 9 m (Ref. 75973). Also, adults inhabit the vicinity of coral and rocky reefs, often over sand or rubble in deeper water. Feed mainly on benthic invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 9823). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). An excellent food fish (Ref. 3132).

fisheries: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial

分布於印度-西太平洋區，由南非到大洋南部之離島，北至琉球群島及台灣海域等。台灣除西部外，各地海域皆有分布。

中大型之隆頭魚，體色鮮艷，常被當作觀賞魚，亦是高級食用魚，肉質帶有膠質，很適合紅燒。以延繩釣、一支釣較容易上鉤。

體長型，側扁；頭尖，吻長；背鰭前方頭部輪廓稍凸。眼大，上位。上下頜兩側具一小且向前突出犬齒。頰部與鰓蓋被鱗。D. XII-XIII, 10；A. III, 12；P. 17；L.l. 33-34；G.R.8+13；腹鰭多少呈絲狀，尾鰭截形，上下緣鰭條延長。體背、體側黃紅色，體下半色稍淡，體上半部背鰭中央下方有一黃色垂直斑，其後另有一大型黑斑；頭紅色，具有許多金黃色斑點；背鰭第I至第VII棘黑色；餘鰭淡色或偏黃。

主要棲息於珊瑚礁和岩礁的附近，且通常越過沙子和碎石區而出現在較深的海域，深度範圍在3-40公尺間。主要以殼很硬的底棲性無脊椎動物，例如軟體動物和甲殼類等為食，晚上在石縫中休息。

Bodianus perditio, the golden-spot hogfish, is a species of wrasse. It is found in the Pacific Ocean.

Inhabits the vicinity of coral and rocky reefs, often over sand or rubble in deeper waters. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates such as molluscs and crustaceans (Ref. 9823). An excellent food fish (Ref. 3132).