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tripletail wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus)
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tripletail wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus) specimen
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Labridae

tripletail wrasse

Cheilinus trilobatus

Vertical lines on scales

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

tripletail wrasse is known around Indo-Pacific as a fish; Records give a maximum length of 45 cm, and its body is deep body.

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

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