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Maori/Splendour Wrasses, the Genera
Cheilinus & (to): Oxycheilinus
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By Bob Fenner
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See the Maori,
Splendour?
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Genus Cheilinus: Eight valid species according to
ICLARM. Older scientific and pet-fish literature may show Oxycheilinus
species placed in this genus. See below.
I like the Europeans choice in common names,
"Splendour Wrasses", for this genus and Oxycheilinus
over other nationalities "Maori Wrasses" for them, in
reference to the colorful "scribbling" on some species faces.
Cheilinus labrids are indeed "splendid" all the way around in
their color, markings, and graceful movement, but with a few exceptions
all are just too BIG for aquarium use.
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Cheilinus abudjubbe (Ruppell 1835), simply
called the Abudjubbe or Adubjubbe's (Splendour) Wrasse is one
of a handful of wrasses of this genus that are occasionally
shipped out of the Red Sea (2). To about 16" overall length.
Now a junior synonym for Cheilinus trilobatus (see below).
Juvenile Tripletail/Abudjubbe's Wrasses in the Gulf of
Aqaba.
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Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch 1791), the
Floral Wrasse (1). Hardy, but not as good-looking as some of its
congeners. To twenty inches long in the wild; much smaller in
captivity. Indo-Pacific out to the Tuamotus. The first one a
small juvenile in Australia, another more adult in Pulau Redang,
Malaysia, and one in Fiji.
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| Cheilinus fasciatus, (Bloch 1791), the
Redbreasted Wrasse. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea, East Africa to Samoa. To
sixteen inches overall length. Red Sea juvenile and adult. |
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| Cheilinus lunulatus, (Forsskal 1775), The
Broomtail Wrasse. Western Indian Ocean; Red Sea and Gulf of Oman.
To twenty inches in length. Sharm el Sheik photos. |
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Cheilinus mentalis Ruppell 1828, the Mental
Wrasse. Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. To eight inches overall
length. Rare in the western pet-fish trade. Individuals in
the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba.
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| Cheilinus oxyrhynchus Bleeker 1862. Western
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Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepede 1801, the
Tripletail Wrasse (2) we'll list as it is occasionally sold
in the business. This is another aquarium-tough, medium-shipper
that gets big (about two feet). Indo-Pacific; Red Sea to the
Tuamotus. Here are images from the Maldives, Red Sea and
Malaysia.
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