Sealife guideThe floral wrasseCheilinus chlorourus
Last updated on 08/20/2024 at 08:58 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Floral wrasse
French namesVieille tachetée
Spanish namesVieja florida
Scientific nameCheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)
FamilyLabridae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The floral wrasse is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The floral wrasse appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !
The floral wrasse (Cheilinus chlorourus) © Francesco Ricciardi | Dreamstime.com
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