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Humphead wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

Genus Cheilinus. Family Labridae.

Humphead wrasse — Photographs 1
Humphead wrasse.
Photo: Roland Unger / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Description

The humphead wrasse (Crassilabrus undulatus) is the largest species of wrasse mainly found on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region.

Traits

Danger
safe

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Photographs

Humphead wrasse — Photographs 2
Humphead wrasse. Zoological illustration (detail of a plate).
Eduard Rüppell, «Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig. Fische des Rothen Meeres», Taf. 6 (plate from Iconographia Zoologica, Amsterdam) / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Links

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