Floral wrasse

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Floral wrasse
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cheilinus
Species:
C. chlorourus
Binomial name
Cheilinus chlorourus
(Bloch, 1791)
Synonyms [2]
  • Sparus chlorourusBloch, 1791
  • Cheilinus punctatusE. T. Bennett, 1832
  • Crenilabrus blochii Swainson, 1839
  • Cheilinus blochii Valenciennes, 1840
  • Cheilinus punctulatusValenciennes, 1840
  • Cheilinus guttatus Bleeker, 1847
  • Cheilinus decacanthusBleeker, 1851

The floral wrasse (Cheilinus chlorourus) 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 (3.3 to 98.4 ft). 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. [2]

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Description

It has a mottled body with sand colored spots. It is about 13in.

Habitat

The Floral wrasse lives in reefs in lagoon and coastal water at depth of 1–30 meters.

Distribution

The Floral wrasse lives from the West Indian Ocean to the central/west Pacific Ocean.

Diet

It mostly eats crustaceans, other invertebrates, and fish.

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References

  1. Shea, S.; Liu, M.; Sadovy, Y. (2010). "Cheilinus chlorourus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010: e.T187384A8520732. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187384A8520732.en . Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Cheilinus chlorourus" in FishBase . August 2013 version.