Indo-Pacific Reefs

Humphead Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Initial Phase

Rangiroa, French Polynesia

Terminal Phase

Rangiroa, French Polynesia

Initial Phase

Rangiroa, French Polynesia

Initial Phase

Rangiroa, French Polynesia

Initial Phase

Rangiroa, French Polynesia

Terminal Phase

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Initial Phase

Palau

Terminal Phase

Palau

Terminal Phase

Palau

Terminal Phase

Humphead Wrasse

Also known as: Giant Maori Wrasse, Napoleon Wrasse

Category: Wrasses

Scientific Name: Cheilinus undulatus

Synonyms: Crassilabrus undulatus

Size: 1 to 6 ft. (30 to 180 cm)

Depth: 3-330 ft. (1-100 m)

Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia

Chordata (Phylum)

└Vertebrata (Subphylum)

└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)

└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)

└Teleostei (Class)

└Eupercaria (Order)

└Labridae (Family)

└Cheilininae (Subfamily)

└Cheilinus (Genus)

└C. undulatus (Species)