Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Latent Slingjaw Wrasse
Epibulus brevis
Latent Slingjaw Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Epibulus brevis
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea
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)
       └Epibulus (Genus)
        └E. brevis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 398569🔗
iNaturalist ID: 100035🔗

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