Location: Fiji
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Cheilininae (Subfamily)
└Cheilinus (Genus)
└C. trilobatus (Species)
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