Porkfish

Anisotremus virginicus

Porkfish are a common fish with two distinctive vertical black bars on its head and horizontal yellow stripes down its body. Porkfish eat a variety of invertebrates.

Pork fish inhabitat coral reefs and other similiar habitats. Porkfish range from Bermuda, Florida, Bahamas, Eastern and Southern Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean, and South to Brazil.

To see a picture of a young immature porkfish click here!