Cigar wrasse (Cheilio inermis)

Cigar wrasse (Cheilio inermis)

Category Fishes
Maximum length 50 cm
Class Actinopterygii
Order Perciformes
Family Labridae
Genus Cheilio
Shoot place Gardens Bay
Shoot date 2018-10-07

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   Coloration in this fish is variable: green, brown, orange-brown or yellow, often with narrow, midlateral, broken black stripe which are absent in large males. Large males may develop a bright yellow, orange, black, white, or multicolored patch on their sides behind their pectoral fins.

 

 

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