Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Cigar Wrasse - Initial Phase

Cigar Wrasse - Cheilio inermis - Oahu, Hawaii

Location: Oahu, Hawaii

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Cigar Wrasse

Scientific Name: Cheilio inermis

Family: Labridae

Category: Wrasses

Size: Up to 19 in. (48 cm)

Depth: 10-120 ft. (3-37 m)

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

Parrotfishes/Wrasses

Wrasses

Cigar Wrasse

Rockmover Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Rockmover Wrasse (Juvenile)

Fivefinger Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Fivefinger Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Peacock Razorfish (Juvenile)

Finspot razorfish

Whitepatch Razorfish (Terminal Phase)

Whitepatch Razorfish (Initial Phase)

Humphead Wrasse

Tripletail Wrasse

Redbreasted Wrasse

Leopard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Shortnose Wrasse

Whitespotted Wrasse

Yellowtail Wrasse

New Guinea Wrasse (Initial Phase)

New Guinea Wrasse (Juvenile)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Yellow-Brown Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Blackbar Wrasse

Ringtail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Ringtail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Twospot Wrasse (variation)

Cheeklined Wrasse

Cheeklined Wrasse (Red Variation)

Dotted Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Dotted Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Lubbock's Wrasse

Bluesided Fairy Wrasse

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (Juvenile)

Bicolor Cleaner Wrasse

Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse

Yellowtail Coris (Initial Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Terminal Phase)

Yellowtail Coris (Juvenile)

Batu coris (Juvenile)

Yellowstripe Coris (Female)

Pastel Ringwrasse (Juvenile)

Canary Wrasse (Juvenile)

Goldstripe Wrasse

Checkerboard Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Checkerboard Wrasse (Juvenile)

Richmond's Wrasse

Pinstriped Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Pinstriped Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Red-Lined Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Red-Lined Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Nebulous Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Twotone Wrasse (Juvenile)

Zigzag Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Slingjaw Wrasse

Latent Slingjaw Wrasse

Barred Thicklip

Blackeye Thicklip

Harlequin Tuskfish

Harlequin Tuskfish (juvenile)

Blacksaddle Tuskfish

Anchor Tuskfish

Hawaiian Hogfish

Smalltail Wrasse (Terminal Phase)

Smalltail Wrasse (Initial Phase)

Disappearing Wrasse

Fourstripe Wrasse

Sixstripe Wrasse

Eightstripe Wrasse

Cockerel Wrasse

Chiseltooth Wrasse

Diana's Hogfish

Axilspot Hogfish

Axilspot Hogfish (Juvenile)

Blackbelt Hogfish

Blackbelt Hogfish (Juvenile)

Blackfin Hogfish

Lyretail Hogfish

Redshoulder Wrasse (Initial Phase)

External Reference: fishbase.org

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