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Tubelip wrasse
Labrichthys unilineatus
Valid name (FishBase; confirmed in Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes and WoRMS, October 2026).
- English
- Tubelip wrasse
- Scientific
- Labrichthys unilineatus
- Dhivehi
- No recorded Dhivehi name
- Group
- Reef fish
- Family
- Labridae (wrasses)
- Maximum size
- Up to about 18 cm (total length)
- Depth and habitat
- Coral reefs and reef-associated habitats, recorded from 0 to 20 m
- IUCN status
- LC · Least ConcernLeast Concern (LC), assessed 2009
Description
A small wrasse with thick tubular yellow lips; juveniles are dark brown with white stripes and males have a yellow patch near the pectoral fin. It feeds on the polyps of branching Acropora corals in shallow lagoons.
Sources
- fishbase.se /summary/Labrichthys-unilineatus.html
- commons.wikimedia.org /wiki/File:Tubelip_wrasse_(Labrichthys_unilineatus)_(39607772945).jpg
Dhivehi name source: No Dhivehi name found in MRS 1997 (available chapters), FishBase (country: Maldives) or Dhivehi Wikipedia.