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Tripletail wrasse
Cheilinus trilobatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Tripletail wrasse
- Scientific
- Cheilinus trilobatus
- 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; also enters brackish water
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A greenish wrasse with fine red, white and black streaks on the scales, red spots on the head and a three-lobed tail, reaching about 45 cm. It is common along shallow reef margins with good coral cover and feeds on molluscs and crustaceans.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Cheilinus-trilobatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Cheilinus_trilobatus_Amami1.jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.