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  • Napoleon Wrasse, 1 of 6
    Photo 1 of 6

    (c) David Roche, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Napoleon Wrasse, 2 of 6
    Photo 2 of 6

    (c) uwkwaj, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

  • Napoleon Wrasse, 3 of 6
    Photo 3 of 6

    (c) Lesley Clements, all rights reserved

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    (c) craigjhowe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    (c) sea-kangaroo, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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    Photo 6 of 6

    (c) ingridkunz-henrichs, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Napoleon Wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

IUCN Red List status: Endangered

IUCN Red List status

Worldwide
3,235 observations
Group
Fish

iNaturalist hides the exact location of threatened species, so a sighting can sit several kilometres from the point shown on its record.

iNaturalist Wikipedia

About

The humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) is a large species of wrasse mainly found on coral reefs in the Indo-Pacific region. It is also known as the Māori wrasse, Napoleon wrasse, Napoleon fish, Napoleonfish, so mei 蘇眉 (Cantonese), mameng (Filipino), and merer in the Pohnpeian language of the Caroline Islands.

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