Cheilinus abudjubbe | |
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Red Sea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Cheilinus |
Species: | C. abudjubbe |
Binomial name | |
Cheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell, 1835 | |
Cheilinus abudjubbe, the Abudjubbe wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. [1] It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. [2] This species was formally described by Eduard Rüppell in 1835, no type locality was given but it is thought to have been Jeddah. This taxon is regarded as a synonym of the tripletail wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus) by some authorities. [3]
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes. They are typically small fish, most of them less than 20 cm (7.9 in) long, although the largest, the humphead wrasse, can measure up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft). They are efficient carnivores, feeding on a wide range of small invertebrates. Many smaller wrasses follow the feeding trails of larger fish, picking up invertebrates disturbed by their passing. Juveniles of some representatives of the genera Bodianus, Epibulus, Cirrhilabrus, Oxycheilinus, and Paracheilinus hide among the tentacles of the free-living mushroom coral Heliofungia actiniformis.
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Cheilinus is a genus of fish in the family Labridae native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
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Enneapterygius pusillus, known commonly as the highcrest triplefin, is a species of triplefin blenny in the genus Enneapterygius. It was described by Eduard Rüppell in 1835. It occurs in the western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and along the southern coast of the Arabian Peninsula as far east as Oman, off the far south eastern coast of India, the Persian Gulf, and along the coast of south eastern Africa off Mozambique and South Africa.
The broomtail wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the Red Sea and Indian Ocean.
The floral wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from the coast of Africa to the Tuamotus and Marquesas. Its range extends as far north as the Ryukyus and south to New Caledonia. It is an inhabitant of reefs in lagoons or coastal waters at depths of from 1 to 30 m. This species can reach 45 cm (18 in) in total length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Hemigymnus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Iniistius is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Oxycheilinus is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
The tripletail wrasse is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses.
The snooty wrasse, also known as the red maori wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is a widespread Indo-Pacific reef fish.