Description

20″ Hogfish Two-Sided Fish Mount

The hogfish has a long pointy, pig-like snout, with protrusible jaws and thick lips. The first three spines of the dorsal fin extend into long filaments. Color is highly variable and changes with size. The scales on the back are often edged in yellow, and a dark spot is at the rear base of the dorsal fin.
Hogfish are commonly encountered throughout the Caribbean, although its entire distribution is from North Carolina to Bermuda and the northern coast of South America. Mostly found in loose groupings around hard bottoms, coral reefs, rocky ledges and sunken debris. Typical of reef fish, hogfish are opportunistic feeders, eating whatever comes along, from clams or urchins that can be crushed with their teeth to slow moving snails.