The barred hogfish (''Bodianus scrofa'') is a species of

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native to the eastern

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, where it occurs around the Macaronesian island groups of the

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, the

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and

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. This species occurs on rocky reefs at depths of . It can reach a length of , though most do not exceed . It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species was formally described as ''Labrus scrofa'' in 1839 by Achille Valenciennes with the type locality given as the Cape Verde Islands.

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barred hogfish The barred hogfish (''Bodianus scrofa'') is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean, where it occurs around the Macaronesian island groups of the Azores, Madeira, the Canary Islands and Cape Verde. This species occurs on rocky ...

Fauna of Macaronesia Fauna of the Azores Vertebrates of the Canary Islands Fauna of Madeira Fish of the East Atlantic Taxa named by Achille Valenciennes

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