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sling-jaw wrasse (Epibulus insidiator)
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sling-jaw wrasse (Epibulus insidiator) specimen
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Labridae

sling-jaw wrasse

Epibulus insidiator

Fish Reaching Fifty Four Centimeters in New Caledonia

  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

sling-jaw wrasse is known around Indo-Pacific as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 54 cm.

Family
Labridae
Maximum length
54 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to South Africa (Ref. 35918 ) and the Hawaiian and Tuamoto islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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