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Tripletail wrasse
Species of fish From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The tripletail wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus) is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses.[2]
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Description
It has a moderately deep body with a tri-lobed tail. Its body is green to brown with molted purple and red markings.there are 4 vertical dark stripes on its body. Its head has red spots and red lines radiating from its eye.[2]
Habitat
It lives in lagoons and seaward reefs at depths of 1–30 metres (3 ft 3 in – 98 ft 5 in).[2]
Diet
It eats shelled benthic invertebrates such as mollusks and crustaceans, but sometimes fish.[2]
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