Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Slingjaw Wrasse

Epibulus insidiator

Slingjaw Wrasse - Epibulus insidiator - Fiji

Fiji

Terminal Phase

Slingjaw Wrasse - Epibulus insidiator - Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Initial Phase

Slingjaw Wrasse - Epibulus insidiator - Rangiroa, French Polynesia

Rangiroa, French Polynesia

Initial Phase

Slingjaw Wrasse - Epibulus insidiator - Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Terminal Phase

Slingjaw Wrasse - Epibulus insidiator - Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Intermediate Phase

Slingjaw Wrasse - Epibulus insidiator - Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Great Barrier Reef, Australia

Terminal Phase

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Slingjaw Wrasse

Category: Wrasses

Scientific Name: Epibulus insidiator

Size: Up to 14 in. (35 cm)

Depth: 10-140 ft. (3-43 m)

Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, Red Sea, Australia, French Polynesia

Chordata (Phylum)

└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)

└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)

└Actinopteri (Superclass)

└Teleostei (Class)

└Eupercaria (Order)

└Labridae (Family)

└Epibulus (Genus)

Parrotfishes & Wrasses

Wrasses

Slingjaw Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Slingjaw Wrasse (Dark Initial Phase)

Slingjaw Wrasse (Yellow Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Red-Lined Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Red-Lined Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Canary Wrasse (Juvenile)

Goldstripe Wrasse

Checkerboard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Juvenile)

Pinstriped Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Pinstriped Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Nebulous Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Twotone Wrasse (Juvenile)

Richmond's Wrasse

Zigzag Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Barred Thicklip

Blackeye Thicklip

Ring Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pastel Ringwrasse (Juvenile)

Whitepatch Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Whitepatch Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Finspot Razorfish

Peacock Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Juvenile)

Fivefinger Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Fivefinger Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse (Juvenile Phase)

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Juvenile)

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Wedge-Tailed Wrasse (Juvenile)

Shortnose Wrasse

Leopard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Juvenile)

Twospot Wrasse (variation)

Cheeklined Wrasse

Cheeklined Wrasse (Red Variation)

Ringtail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ringtail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Disappearing Wrasse

Sixstripe Wrasse

Eightstripe Wrasse

Fourstripe Wrasse

Chiseltooth Wrasse

Smalltail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Cockerel Wrasse

Redshoulder Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Blackbar Wrasse

Whitespotted Wrasse

Yellowtail Wrasse

New Guinea Wrasse (Initial Phase)

New Guinea Wrasse (Juvenile)

Hawaiian Hogfish

Lyretail Hogfish

Axilspot Hogfish

Axilspot Hogfish (Juvenile)

Diana's Hogfish

Blackfin Hogfish

Blackbelt Hogfish

Blackbelt Hogfish (Juvenile)

Redbreasted Wrasse

Tripletail Wrasse

Humphead Wrasse

Anchor Tuskfish

Harlequin Tuskfish

Harlequin Tuskfish (juvenile)

Blacksaddle Tuskfish

Bluesided Fairy Wrasse

Lubbock's Wrasse

Dotted Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Dotted Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Batu coris (Juvenile)

Pale-Barred Coris

Yellowstripe Coris (Female)

Yellowtail Coris (Initial Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Terminal Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Juvenile)

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