Vulnerable· population decreasing· assessed 2010

Barred hogfish

Bodianus scrofa

Sighting evidence at Il Medico, Ustica Island

Photo: Dennis Rabeling · CC BY-NC-ND

The barred hogfish is a large, solitary wrasse found on deep, clean rocky reefs across the eastern Atlantic and western Mediterranean. At Il Medico, individuals are regularly seen patrolling the deeper sections of the wall between 30 and 50 m. They use their protruding canine teeth to crush sea urchins and shelled invertebrates, and their brightly barred red and white coloration makes them among the most striking fish at this depth range.

Evidence at this site

0 records within 25 km

Confidence: low

No date on file

How is this calculated?

Sighting evidence is compiled from iNaturalist observation records within a set proximity radius, filtered for quality-grade observations. “Last confirmed” is the date of the most recent research-grade record. Record count covers a rolling 24-month window. Confidence reflects record count, recency, and consistency of seasonal signal.

Barred hogfish

Evidence at this site

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