Humphead Maori Wrasse - up close and personal
By: Mark McGrouther, Category: Science, Date: 14 Sep 2010
This movie shows the species very nicely. The fish swims so close to the camera it gives us a great view of its fleshy lips, colour pattern on the head and the forehead hump (click on the link to 'Hyperostosis - Swollen Bones' to find out more about this phenomenon).
Humphead Maori Wrasse
John A. Long ARPS
© John A. Long ARPS
The Humphead Maori Wrasse (sometimes called the Napoleon Wrasse) is the largest species in the family Labridae, growing to 2.3 m in length and 190 kg.
Tags fishes, ichthyology, Humphead Maori Wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus, Labridae,
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