Bodianus bennettiis a new species of colorful hogfish which the aquarium hobby is fully responsible for bringing to the light of day.Bodianus bennettiis closely related to several species in theTrochocopussubgenus of hogfishthat are typified by having a pattern of red and white stripes.
This lemon-striped pygmy hogfish was first introduced to the world through the collection of exotic fish from Moorea, French Polynesia, alongside such illustrious species as the Narcosis angelfish and Claire’s fairy wrasse. At first the small red and white hogfish were simply believed to be juvenile specimens of the well known Pacific peppermint hogfish,Bodianus neopercularis.
However after it a short time in captivity these juveniles all replaced their white stripes with yellow ones, becoming an altogether very different fish from the peppermint hogfish we are used to. Another high profileBodianus, the neon hogfish, is also red with yellow stripes but deep diving collector Rufus Kimura has reported that some specimens are actually red and white striped when young.
This has led some to believe that diet may be responsible for contributing to the color change we observe in captivity. More recently, a large adult specimen ofBodianus bennettiwas collected in the Coral Sea, Australia – initially it too was red and white, and a short time in captivity also resulted in a yellow and red hogfish.
The saga ofBodianus bennettihas beenwell documented in the pages of Reef Builderssince its introduction, and while it was provisionally labeled as Bodianus ‘kimura’.Bodianus bennetti是被马丁Gomon和芬顿在t沃尔什吗heJournal of the Ocean Science Foundation.