Florent's Guide To The

French Polynesia

Tripletail Wrasse - Initial Phase
Tripletail Wrasse
Scientific Name: Cheilinus trilobatus
Family: Labridae
Category: Wrasses
Size: Up to 18 in. (45 cm)  
Depth: 6-100 ft. (2-30 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia

Parrotfishes & Wrasses
Wrasses

Tripletail Wrasse

Humphead Wrasse

Cigar Wrasse

Yellowtail Coris (Initial Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Terminal Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Juvenile)

Slingjaw Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Slingjaw Wrasse (Dark Initial Phase)

Slingjaw Wrasse (Yellow Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Juvenile)

Ornate Wrasse

Barred Thicklip

Blackeye Thicklip

Ring Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pastel Ringwrasse (Juvenile)

Peacock Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Juvenile)

Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse (Juvenile Phase)

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Juvenile)

Leopard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Juvenile)

Twospot Wrasse

Twospot Wrasse (variation)

Ringtail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ringtail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Disappearing Wrasse

Sixstripe Wrasse

Eightstripe Wrasse

Fourstripe Wrasse

Chiseltooth Wrasse

Redshoulder Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Sixbar Wrasse

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Surge Wrasse

Ladder Wrasse

Whitespotted Wrasse

Yellowtail Wrasse

Lyretail Hogfish

Axilspot Hogfish

Axilspot Hogfish (Juvenile)

Blackfin Hogfish

Snooty Wrasse



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