- Classification
- ACTINOPTERYGII
- PERCIFORMES
- LABRIDAE
- Bodianus
- sepiacaudus
Bodianus sepiacaudus Gomon 2006
Other Names: Candy Cane Hogfish, Crescenttail Hogfish, Crescent-tail Hogfish, Pacific Redstriped Hogfish

The holotype of the Crescent-tail Hogfish, Bodianus sepiacaudus, possibly from Bali, Indonesia, 70.0 mm SL, NMV A18420. Source: S. Michael, in Gomon 2006 A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus, Rec Aus Mus, Suppl 30. License: All rights reserved
Summary:
A small slender hogfish with red and white stripes, the broader reddish stripes becoming blackish towards the rear, and a black spot on the gill cover. The pelvic fins are whitish and the tail has a large black spot often followed by white, yellow, red and/or black crescent-shaped bands posteriorly.
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Dianne J. Bray, Bodianus sepiacaudus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 11 Feb 2025, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/5228
Bodianus sepiacaudus Gomon 2006
More Info
Distribution |
Holmes Reef in the Coral Sea. The species occurs elsewhere in the tropical west-central Pacific, from Indonesia, the Philippines, Fiji, Kiritimati Atoll and the Line Islands. |
Similar Species |
Differs from the similar Bodianus masudai (not found in Australian waters) in having white pelvic fins, white interspaces , whereas they are yellow to white in B. masudai. |
Etymology |
The specific name sepiacaudus: is from the Latin 'sepia' (ink) and 'cauda' (tail) in reference to the inky black caudal peduncle and base of the caudal fin that distinguish this species. |
Species Citation |
Bodianus sepiacaudus Gomon 2006, Rec. Aust. Mus. Suppl. 30: 33, Fig. 16, Pl. 2G-H. Type locality: Bali (?), Indonesia. |
Author |
Dianne J. Bray |
Bodianus sepiacaudus Gomon 2006
References
Allen, G.R. & Erdmann, M.V. 2012. Reef fishes of the East Indies. Perth : Tropical Reef Research 3 vols, 1260 pp.
Gomon, M.F. 2006. A revision of the labrid fish genus Bodianus with descriptions of eight new species. Records of the Australian Museum Supplement 30: 1-133. PDF Open access
Russell, B. 2010. Bodianus sepiacaudus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T187576A8573103. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187576A8573103.en. Downloaded on 27 November 2015.