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FISH FACTS |
Description
The Redbreasted Maori Wrasse develops bright red areas as it matures. Males have extended tail lobes. Small juveniles are often mistaken for Wetmorella sp. because of the thin vertical white barring. Young common on silty reefs, usually along edges with algae-rubble and sand
Other Names
Redbreast Wrasse
Size
length to 40cm
Habitat
lagoon and seaward reefs, usually in areas with mixed coral, sand, and rubble; depth range 4 - 60 m
Food
Feed mainly on benthic, hard-shelled invertebrates, including mollusks, crustaceans and sea urchins
Range
Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa
Classification
| Class: | Actinopterygii | | Order: | Perciformes | | Family: | Labridae | | Genus: | Cheilinus | | Species: | fasciatus | | Common Name: | Redbreasted Maori Wrasse |
Relatives in same Genus
Humphead Maori Wrasse (C. undulatus)
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