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The humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) is a large species of wrasse mainly found on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also known as the Māori wrasse , Napoleon wrasse , Napoleon fish , so mei 蘇眉 (Cantonese), mameng (Filipino), and merer in the Pohnpeian language of the Caroline Islands .
The clown coris (Coris aygula), also known as the clown wrasse, false clownwrasse, humphead wrasse, hump-headed wrasse, red-blotched rainbowfish or twinspot wrasse, [3] is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) is a species of bony fish, the largest species of wrasse mainly found on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. It has a prominent hump on top of its head. It is believed the hump is a signal to females how genetically healthy a male is in a similar to a lion's mane or a buck's antlers.
Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) Slingjaw wrasse ... The cheiline wrasses are saltwater fish of the tribe Cheilinini, a subgroup of the wrasse family ...
[24] [25] [26] In a 2024 study, "mirror-naive" bluestreak cleaner wrasse were reported to initially show aggression to wrasse photographs sized 10% larger or 10% smaller than themselves, regardless of size. However, upon viewing their reflections in a mirror, they avoided confronting photographs 10% larger than they were.
Abdujubbes wrasse Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791) Floral wrasse Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791) Red-breasted wrasse Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål, 1775) Broom-tail wrasse Cheilinus oxycephalus. Bleeker, 1853. Snooty wrasse Cheilinus quinquecinctus. Rüppell, 1835 [3] White-barred wrasse, Red Sea red-breasted wrasse Cheilinus trilobatus ...
The Asian sheephead wrasse, as the common name indicates, is a wrasse, and thus is in the family Labridae.It has long been placed in the genus Semicossyphus, [2] [3] [4] but a recent paper suggested that it (along with its two congeners in Semicossyphus) be moved to Bodianus to make the latter monophyletic.
For example, the humphead wrasse may prey on the starfish amongst its more usual diet. [78] Individual puffer fish and trigger fish have been observed to feed crown-of-thorns starfish in the Red Sea, but no evidence has found them to be a significant factor in population control. [ 79 ]