| Family: | Labridae (Wrasses), subfamily: Cheilininae |
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| Order: | Perciformes (perch-likes) | |||
| Class: | Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) | |||
| In this site name: | Fivefinger wrasse | |||
| Max. size: | 25.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 2334) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine; depth range 2 – 18 m | |||
| Climate: | tropical | |||
| Importance: | fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial | |||
| Resilience: | Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) | |||
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Distribution:
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Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the western Pacific. | |||
| Morphology: | Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 12 - 12; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 12 – 13 | |||
| Biology: | Found over sandy bottoms of coastal areas and also in areas with some seagrass or algae. Ranges to a depth of over 18 m (Ref. 9710). Usually in large spread-out groups on upper slopes of sand and mud banks with males defending its section that has numerous females (Ref. 48636). When threatened, it dives head-first into sand; may take some time to emerge again. Feeds mainly on hard-shelled prey, including mollusks and crustaceans (Ref. 5374). | |||
| Red List Status: | Not in IUCN Red List (Ref. 57073) | |||
| Dangerous: | harmless | |||
| Coordinator: | Westneat, Mark | |||
