''Bodianus macrognathos'', the giant hogfish, is a species of

wrasse The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes. They are typically small, most of them le ...

. It is found in the western Indian Ocean.

Description

This species reaches a length of .

References

*Morris, R.E. (1974): A new labrid fish from the North Kenya Banks. Copeia 1974: 632–634. macrognathos Fish of the Indian Ocean Taxa named by R. E. Morris Fish described in 2006 {{Labridae-stub