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Related FAQs: Wrasses In General,
Wrasses,
Wrasse
Selection, Wrasse Compatibility,
Wrasse
Feeding, Wrasse Diseases, Related Articles:
Wrasses,
Anampses,
Hogfishes/Bodianus,
Maori Wrasses/Cheilinus & Oxycheilinus,
Fairy/Velvet
Wrasses/Cirrhilabrus, Coris &
Coris gaimard,
Bird Wrasses/Gomphosus,
Halichoeres,
Cleaner Wrasses/Labroides,
Tubelip
Wrasses/Labropsis, Leopard Wrasses/Macropharyngodon,
Pencil
Wrasses/Pseudojuloides, Razorfishes, Pseudocheilinus,
Stethojulis,
Thalassoma
Over to other
Regional Accounts of
Wrasses:
Wrasses
of Indonesia
Part
One of Three
To Part
Two, Three,
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By Bob Fenner |
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Genus Anampses:
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Anampses caeruleopunctatus Ruppell 1829, the Blue-Spotted Wrasse, is often sold
under the notorious "miscellaneous" moniker. Most likely you will find females
offered and at way too small a starting size of a few inches. Even the best initial size
ones of 4-5 inches rarely live for more than a few weeks. Grows to almost a foot and a
half overall length. Female and male shown in the wild.
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Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard 1824, the Flag or Pearl Wrasse named in honor of Georges
Cuvier is amongst the heartiest species of the genus, but still rates a dismal for
survivability. This fish readily consumes fresh or prepared meaty foods, but must also
regularly have natural greens. Male and female in Hawai'i shown.
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| Anampses geographicus Valenciennes 1840, the
Geographic Wrasse. Indo-West Pacific. A giant of the genus at more than a
foot in maximum length. Variable in color, but generally not a great
beauty, and no hardier than the rest of the Anampses. A rare import into
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| Anampses lineatus Randall 1972, the Lined Wrasse.
Indo-West Pacific; Red Sea to Indonesia. To a little under five inches in
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| Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes 1840, the
Yellowtail Wrasse. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea, eastern Africa to the Tuamotus.
To nearly nine inches in length. Females off Gili Air, Lombok, and N.
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Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker 1878, the New Guinea Wrasse (3) is a real beauty but
fares no better than the rest of the genus. Shipping stress and traumas like mouth damage
claim almost all of them. Pictured: a juvenile initial phase aquarium specimen and one
of about the same development and a male in Australian
waters. Western Pacific. To eight inches in length.
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Genus Bodianus: Hogfishes
| Bodianus anthioides (Bennett 1832), the Lyretail
Hogfish. Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea (where this picture was made)
out to the Tuamotus. To nine inches in length. A gentle beauty as the
genus goes. One and three inch juveniles and six inch adult in the Red Sea. |
| Bodianus axillaris (Bennett 1832), the Axilspot Hogfish.
Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea (where this picture was made) out to the
Tuamotus. To eight inches maximum length. Two inch juvenile in captivity and
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Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacepede
1801), the Black Spot Hogfish or Tarry Hogfish to science, is often offered
retail. Punctuated distribution in the Indo-west Pacific including Hawai'i, where these images were taken. Three inch juvenile and six
inch sub-adults shown. Grows to twenty two inches in length in the wild.
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Bodianus bimaculatus Allen 1973, the Twinspot or
Yellow Hogfish is a supremely desirable peaceful all-fish to reef tank species
(1). Indo-Pacific. To only four or so inches and truly beautiful.
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Bodianus diana (Lacepede 1801), my wife’s
namesake-favorite, Diana’s Hogfish (1). Well-named after mythology’s Goddess
of the Hunt, this species can become belligerent toward its tankmates beyond it’s
ten inch size. Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, where the adult picture
(below right) was
taken. Small juveniles in waters about S. Sulawesi and Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia.
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Genus Cheilinus:
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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 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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Genus Cheilio: I’ll mention the seagrass-dwelling Cigar Wrasse, Cheilio inermis
(Forsskal 1775)
(3), only because it occasionally is offered in pet-fish markets, and rarely lives in
captivity. Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, out to Hawai'i. To twenty inches
in length. At right: one in the Gilis, Indonesia in a typical flanking behavior,
disguised
with a Goatfish. Below: Three color varieties in S. Sulawesi.
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Genus Choerodon:
| Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791), the Orange-Spotted
Tuskfish. Indo-West Pacific; Sri Lanka to French Polynesia. To about
fifteen inches maximum length. A one foot specimen in Bunaken/Manado/Celebes/Indonesia,
another in Redang, Malaysia. |
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| Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875), the Grass
Tuskfish. Queensland to Indonesia. To fifteen inches in length. Found
associated with grass beds. This one off of the Whitsundays in
Australia. |
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| Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839), the
Blackspot Tuskfish. Indo-West Pacific, Japan to Australia. Largest member
of the genus. Up to 38 inches long (1 meter) and 16 kilograms in weight.
This one in Australia. |
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