Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835

Humphead Maori Wrasse

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Life Science Identifier (LSID):

urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:a479aebb-46b2-4c09-afea-2c83edecfd11

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Species presence

 Recorded In Australia
 Marine Habitats

Conservation status

IUCNEndangered

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Description

The humphead wrasse is the largest living member of the family Labridae , with males reaching 6 feet (2 m) in length, while females rarely exceed about 3 feet (1 m). It has thick, fleshy lips and a hump that forms on its head above the eyes, becoming more prominent as the fish ages. Males range from a bright electric blue to green, a purplish blue, or a relatively dull blue/green. ... source: Wikipedia

Adult Humphead Maori Wrasse have a relatively deep body, a rounded caudal fin and a hump on the forehead. The fish is green with wavy lines on the body and two lines behind both eyes. The species name 'undulatus' comes from the Latin for 'waved' or 'wavy'. The larvae look very different to adults. source: Australian Museum Factsheets

Adult Humphead Maori Wrasse develop thick lips and a bulbous hump on the forehead. Juveniles are pale green with oval dark spots on the scales. There are two black lines running back from the eye. Usually solitary but may occur in pairs. Juveniles are found in coral-rich areas of lagoon reefs, with staghorn Acropora corals, also in algae reefs or seagrasses. ... source: OZ Animals

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Species Lists

RLS profile v3
Invasive: Not known to be invasive
IUCN_Threat_status: Endangered
Threats: Commercial fishing
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea to the Tuamoto Islands and Ryukyu Island to Australia
Range: 1522.033
Diet: Invertebrates, Plankton, Fishes
Frequency: 2.116
Depth: (0–10 m)
Common_Name: Humphead Moari wrasse;Humphead Maori wrasse
Abundance: 1.625
state listed spp (non EPBC)

Names and sources

Accepted name Source
Cheilinus undulatus

Common Names

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Humphead Maori Wrasse
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Humphead Wrasse
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Giant Wrasse
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Maori Wrasse
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Napoleon Wrasse
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Blue-tooth Groper
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Double-headed Maori Wrasse
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Double-headed Parrot-fish
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Giant Maori Wrasse
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Hump-headed Wrasse
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Humphead
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Napoleon Maori-wrasse
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Giant Humphead Wrasse
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Humhead Wrasse
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Hump-headed Maori Wrasse
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Napoleonfish
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Truck Wrasse
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Undulate Wrasse
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Working classification

kingdom
ANIMALIA
phylum
CHORDATA
subphylum
VERTEBRATA
suprageneric
GNATHOSTOMATA
suprageneric
PISCES
class
ACTINOPTERYGII
subphylum
EUTELEOSTEI
superorder
ACANTHOPTERYGII
order
PERCIFORMES
suborder
LABROIDEI
family
LABRIDAE
subfamily
Labrinae
genus
Cheilinus
species
Cheilinus undulatus  Recorded in Australia

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