Cheilinus quinquecinctus

Cheilinus quinquecinctus
A specimen of Cheilinus quinquecinctus off the coast of Egypt
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cheilinus
Species:
C. quinquecinctus
Binomial name
Cheilinus quinquecinctus
Rüppell, 1835

Cheilinus quinquecinctus, the white-barred wrasse, is a species of wrasse in the genus Cheilinus.[1]

Description

Its body and tail has thick black stripes separated by thin white bars. A large orange/red patch centered on the pelvic base but not on the pelvic fins.[2]

Distribution

Cheilinus quinquecinctus live in Red Sea. It borders, but does likely not overlap with, the geographic range of the related species Cheilinus fasciatus.[3]

Habitat and diet

The species lives in coral and rocky reefs. It feeds on benthic invertebrates.[2]

References

  1. ^ Bogorodsky, S.V., Alpermann, T.J. & Mal, A.O. (2016): Redescription of Cheilinus quinquecinctus Rüppell, 1835 (Pisces: Perciformes: Labridae), a valid endemic Red Sea wrasse. Zootaxa, 4158 (4): 451–472.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cheilinus quinquecinctus". FishBase.
  3. ^ Cheilinus fasciatus


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