Florent's Guide To The

Hawaii Reefs

Cigar Wrasse - Initial Phase
Cheilio inermis
Cigar Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Cheilio inermis
Size: Up to 19 in. (48 cm)  
Depth: 10-120 ft. (3-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Labridae (Family)
       └Cheilioninae (Subfamily)
        └Cheilio (Genus)
         └C. inermis (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218948🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97312🔗

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