📷 (c) Ahmed Fouad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
📷 (c) Dragonfyre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
📷 (c) Bernat Garrigós, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
IUCN: Endangered
Humphead Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassActinopterygii›OrderLabriformes›FamilyLabridae›GenusCheilinus
About
Humphead wrasses are among the largest reef fishes and can change sex during life. They use strong teeth to crush hard-shelled prey and may help control crown-of-thorns starfish. Slow growth, late maturity, and demand in the live reef fish trade have made them endangered.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Coral reefs, lagoons, reef slopes, and outer reef channels
🍃Diet Carnivore — mollusks, crustaceans, fish, sea urchins, and crown-of-thorns starfish
📏Size & Weight Body up to 2 m
•weight Up to 180 kg
⏳Lifespan 30 years or more
🗺Range Indo-Pacific coral reefs from East Africa to the central Pacific
FishReef Fish
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Coral reefs, lagoons, reef slopes, and outer reef channels
🍃Diet Carnivore — mollusks, crustaceans, fish, sea urchins, and crown-of-thorns starfish
📏Size & Weight Body up to 2 m
•weight Up to 180 kg
⏳Lifespan 30 years or more
🗺Range Indo-Pacific coral reefs from East Africa to the central Pacific
Photo Credits
#1(c) Ahmed Fouad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
#2(c) Dragonfyre, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
#3(c) Bernat Garrigós, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · CC BY NC
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