Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Cigar Wrasse - Initial Phase
Cheilio inermis
Cigar Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Cheilio inermis
Size: Up to 19 in. (48 cm)  
Depth: 10-120 ft. (3-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, 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
      └Cheilioninae (Subfamily)
       └Cheilio (Genus)
        └C. inermis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218948🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97312🔗

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