Cheilinus fasciatus

(Bloch, 1791)

Vernacular names
English : Redbreasted wrasse
French : Vieille rayée

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Eupercaria i. s. (sometimes still Perciformes)
Family : Labridae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
Large rounded snout, head brown to red-orange. First third of body orange-red with black spots. Rear two-thirds with black and white broad vertical bands, including tail. Fins tips are elongated.

Range and habitat
Indo-Pacific, from East Africa to Micronesia, Samoa and Tonga, mostly around islands, to north Australia. Found near mixed coral-sand-rubble areas of lagoons and seaward reefs.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species has a huge range where it is widespread and globally fairly common to common. It is occasionally collected for the trade and for food but this isn’t considered a threat so far.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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