| Species_No: 90,050.00 |
Category: Wrasse |
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| Common_Name: Giant Maori Wrasse |
Species_Name: Cheilinus undulatus |
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| Length_cm: 229.00 |
Length_in: 90.16 |
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| Notes: This is the largest of all the wrasse. It is found in dense reef areas, feeding on a wide variety of mollusks, fishes, sea urchins, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. In spite of its immense size, divers find it a very wary fish. Edibility is considered poor. Range is the Indo-Pacific and the Red Sea. |
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