Bodianus perditio Quoy & Gaimard 1835

goldspot pigfish, golden-spot pigfish

Bodianus perditio, gold-spot pigfish

The juvenile Gold-spot Pigfish, Bodianus perditio, (above) is yellow with a white bar and black patch. Adults are reddish, the black patch remains and white bar becomes a yellow spot.

 

Distribution northern Australia and SE Asia
Depth 10-40m
Max size 40cms
Family Labridae - wrasses