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Floral wrasse
Cheilinus chlorourus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Floral wrasse
- Scientific
- Cheilinus chlorourus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 45 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 1 to 30 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2008
Description
A greenish to brownish wrasse covered in small white and dark specks, with red spots on the head in large fish and a three-lobed tail, reaching about 45 cm. It lives in mixed sand, rubble and coral in lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cheilinus-chlorourus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Lábrido_floral_(Cheilinus_chlorourus),_Anilao,_Filipinas,_2
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.