Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Tripletail Wrasse - Initial Phase
Cheilinus trilobatus
Tripletail Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Cheilinus trilobatus
Size: Up to 18 in. (45 cm)  
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Labridae (Family)
       └Cheilininae (Subfamily)
        └Cheilinus (Genus)
         └C. trilobatus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218944🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97311🔗

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