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Cigar wrasse
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cheilio
Species: C. inermis
Binomial name
Cheilio inermis
(Forsskål, 1775)
Synonyms
  • Labrus inermis Forsskål, 1775
  • Labrus hassek Lacépède, 1801
  • Cheilio auratus Lacépède, 1802
  • Cheilio fuscus Lacépède, 1802
  • Labrus fusiformis Rüppell, 1835
  • Cheilio cyanochloris Valenciennes, 1839
  • Cheilio forskalii Valenciennes, 1839
  • Cheilio hemichrysos Valenciennes, 1839
  • Cheilio viridis Valenciennes, 1839
  • Cheilio microstoma Valenciennes, 1839
  • Cheilio ramosus Jenyns, 1842
  • Cheilio bicolor Bianconi, 1857
  • Cheilio udanad Montrouzier, 1857

The cigar wrasse, Cheilio inermis, is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific. It is mainly found on tropical reefs at depths to 30 m (98 ft) in the Indo-Pacific region, Red Sea included. They inhabit seagrass beds and algae-covered flats, occasionally in lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 30 m. They are a mostly solitary species. Their diet includes crustaceans, mollusks, sea urchins, and other hard-shelled prey.

Description

A Cheilio inermis.

It grows to an average length of 35 cm (14 in) but can reach up to 50 cm (20 in).

Young individuals are usually a mottled brown or green, sometimes with a broad lateral stripe. Rare individuals may be uniformly yellow. Large males may develop a bright yellow, orange, black, white, or multicolored patch on their sides behind their pectoral fins.

Due to their adult size and diet, they are rarely kept in the aquarium.

References

  1. Cheung, W.W.L.; Sadovy, Y.; Liu, M. (2010). "Cheilio inermis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187383A8520063. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187383A8520063.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cheilio inermis". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. "Cigar Wrasse - Cheilio inermis - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  4. "Cigar Wrasse - Cheilio inermis - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  5. "Cheilio inermis, Cigar wrasse : Fisheries, aquarium".
  6. "Cigar Wrasse - Cheilio inermis - Details - Encyclopedia of Life". Archived from the original on 2017-07-30. Retrieved 2013-09-11.

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Taxon identifiers
Cheilio inermis
Labrus inermis


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