Look again Heinz.
Bodianus
opercularis (Black Spot hogfish) (Photo compliments
www.fiahbase.com)
Bodianus
sepiacauda (Peppermint Candycane hogfish). (Photo compliments of
www.qualitymarineusa.com)
Mine!
I will assume that the species name (
sepiacauda) means reddish-brown tail.
Sepia=reddish-brown
From the Latin, cauda=tail
Although the
sepiacauda has a black spot on it operculum, it somehow had to be differentiated from the
opercularis because of its tail morphology.
Care to change your answer?