Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791) is a animal in the Labridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)
Cheilinus chlorourus, the floral wrasse, is a mottled reef fish found across the Indo-Pacific at depths of 1 to 30 meters.
Identify with AI — OfflineThis species, commonly known as the floral wrasse, has a mottled body marked with sand-colored spots, and reaches an approximate length of 13 inches.
Floral wrasses inhabit lagoon and coastal reefs, found at depths ranging from 1 to 30 meters.
The distribution of the floral wrasse extends from the West Indian Ocean to the central and western Pacific Ocean.
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Eupetrichthys angustipes Ramsay & Ogilby, 1888
Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)
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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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