Redbreast wrasse
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The redbreast wrasse, Cheilinus fasciatus, is a wrasse
of the family
Labridae. It reaches a length of a maximum 40 cm.
The redbreast wrasse inhabit reefs across the Indian and Pacific oceans. It feeds mainly on crustacean
s and mollusks and is often seen resting on the seabed.
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.
Wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 82 genera, which are divided into nine subgroups or tribes....
of the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Labridae. It reaches a length of a maximum 40 cm.
The redbreast wrasse inhabit reefs across the Indian and Pacific oceans. It feeds mainly on crustacean
Crustacean
Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
s and mollusks and is often seen resting on the seabed.
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.