Red-breasted wrasse
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cheilinus
Species:
C. fasciatus
Binomial name
Cheilinus fasciatus
(Bloch, 1791)
Synonyms[2]
  • Sparus fasciatus Bloch, 1791
  • Cheilinus fasciatus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)
  • Labrus enneacanthus Lacépède, 1801
  • Sparus bandatus Perry, 1810
  • Cheilinus quinquecinctus Rüppell, 1835

The red-breasted wrasse (Cheilinus fasciatus) is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[2]

Description

This species can reach a maximum of 40 cm (16 in) in standard length.[2] Its head is greenish-blue, followed by a distinctive red-orange band followed by black and white stripes. Terminal phase fishes generally have a more pronounced red band and convex forehead than initial phase and juvenile fish.

Distribution

The red-breasted wrasse is native to the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific region from the Red Sea and the African coast to the islands of the western Pacific.[2]

Habitat and diet

Hungry Red-breasted wrasse in Wakatobi National Park, 2018

The red-breasted wrasse lives in lagoons and seaward reefs in areas mixing rubble, coral, and sand at depths of from 4 to 60 m (13 to 197 ft) though rarer below 40 m (130 ft).[2]

It feeds mainly on crustaceans, sea urchins, hard-shelled invertebrates, and mollusks.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Shea, S.; Liu, M. (2010). "Cheilinus fasciatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187739A8617081. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187739A8617081.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Cheilinus fasciatus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.
  3. ↑ "Facts about Cheilinus fasciatus - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2013-10-31. Retrieved 2013-09-11.


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