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floral wrasse (Cheilinus chlorourus)
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Labridae

floral wrasse

Cheilinus chlorourus

Wrasse from New Caledonia

  • Green
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Fusiform
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

floral wrasse is known from Indo-Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in reef habitat.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
45 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesan and Tuamoto islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and Rapa.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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