Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791) is a animal in the Labridae family, order Perciformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)
Cheilinus chlorourus, the floral wrasse, is a mottled reef fish found across the Indo-Pacific at depths of 1 to 30 meters.
This species, commonly known as the floral wrasse, has a mottled body marked with sand-colored spots, and reaches an approximate length of 13 inches. Floral wrasses inhabit lagoon and coastal reefs, found at depths ranging from 1 to 30 meters. The distribution of the floral wrasse extends from the West Indian Ocean to the central and western Pacific Ocean.
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