Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Tripletail Wrasse - Initial Phase
Cheilinus trilobatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Cheilinus trilobatus
Size: Up to 18 in. (45 cm)  
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Cheilininae (Subfamily)
       └Cheilinus (Genus)
        └C. trilobatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218944🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97311🔗

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