Slingjaw Wrasse
Epibulus insidiator
Also known as: Long-jawed Wrasse, Maori Wrasse, Slingjaw, Telescopefish, Thicklip Wrasse
- Long-jawed Wrasse
- Maori Wrasse
- Slingjaw
- Telescopefish
- Thicklip Wrasse
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Overview
Juveniles are brown with thin white bars on the flanks and white lines radiating from the eye, and small ones closely resemble a Wetmorella. Yellow blotches and a pale tail appear on intermediate fish as they grow.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.
- Range · Indo-Pacific
- Country only · 4
Juvenile photos 4
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