| Tripletail wrasse | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Cheilinus |
| Species: | C. trilobatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cheilinus trilobatus (Lacépède, 1801) | |
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The tripletail wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses.
Description
It has a moderately deep body with a tri-lobed tail. Its body is green to brown with molted purple and red markings.there are 4 vertical dark stripes on its body. Its head has red spots and red lines radiating from its eye.
Habitat
It lives in lagoons and seaward reefs at depths of 1–30 metres (3 ft 3 in – 98 ft 5 in).
Diet
It eats shelled benthic invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans, but sometimes fish.
References
- Allen, G.R.; Kwok Ho, S.; Min, L.; Sadovy, Y.J. (2010). "Cheilinus trilobatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T154623A4590807. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T154623A4590807.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cheilinus trilobatus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
External links
- http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Cheilinus-trilobatus.html
- Photos of Tripletail wrasse on Sealife Collection
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| Cheilinus trilobatus | |
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