Sealife guideThe floral wrasseCheilinus chlorourus

Last updated on 08/20/2024 at 08:58 PM
Taxonomy
  • Common name: Floral wrasse
  • French name: Vieille tachetée
  • Spanish name: Vieja florida
  • Scientific name: Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)
  • Family name: Labridae
  • Order name: Perciformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
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)
The floral wrasse (Cheilinus chlorourus) ©  | Dreamstime.com
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