Location: Palau
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Cheilininae (Subfamily)
└Epibulus (Genus)
└E. brevis (Species)
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