Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Latent Slingjaw Wrasse
Epibulus brevis
Latent Slingjaw Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Epibulus brevis
Size: Up to 8 in. (20 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Fiji, Papua New Guinea
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Eupercaria (Order)
      └Labridae (Family)
       └Cheilininae (Subfamily)
        └Epibulus (Genus)
         └E. brevis (Species)




















































































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