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Thalassoma Over to other
Regional Accounts of Wrasses:
Wrasses of Indonesia
Part One of Three
To Part Two,
Three, | |
By Bob Fenner | |
Genus Anampses:
Anampses caeruleopunctatus Ruppell 1829, the Blue-Spotted
Wrasse, is often sold under the notorious "miscellaneous" moniker.
Most likely you will find females offered and at way too small a
starting size of a few inches. Even the best initial size ones of
4-5 inches rarely live for more than a few weeks. Grows to almost a
foot and a half overall length. Female and male shown in the wild. |  
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Anampses cuvier Quoy & Gaimard 1824, the Flag or Pearl Wrasse
named in honor of Georges Cuvier is amongst the heartiest species of
the genus, but still rates a dismal for survivability. This fish
readily consumes fresh or prepared meaty foods, but must also
regularly have natural greens. Male and female in Hawai'i shown. |  
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Anampses geographicus Valenciennes 1840, the Geographic Wrasse.
Indo-West Pacific. A giant of the genus at more than a foot in
maximum length. Variable in color, but generally not a great beauty,
and no hardier than the rest of the Anampses. A rare import into the
ornamental trade. | 
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Anampses lineatus Randall 1972, the Lined Wrasse. Indo-West
Pacific; Red Sea to Indonesia. To a little under five inches in
length. | 
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Anampses meleagrides Valenciennes 1840, the Yellowtail Wrasse.
Indo-Pacific; Red Sea, eastern Africa to the Tuamotus. To nearly
nine inches in length. Females off Gili Air, Lombok, and N. Sulawesi
Indonesia. |  
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Anampses neoguinaicus Bleeker 1878, the New Guinea Wrasse (3) is
a real beauty but fares no better than the rest of the genus.
Shipping stress and traumas like mouth damage claim almost all of
them. Pictured: a juvenile initial phase aquarium specimen and one
of about the same development and a male in Australian waters.
Western Pacific. To eight inches in length. |
Genus Bodianus: Hogfishes |
Bodianus anthioides (Bennett 1832), the Lyretail Hogfish.
Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea (where this picture was made)
out to the Tuamotus. To nine inches in length. A gentle beauty as
the genus goes. One and three inch juveniles and six inch adult in
the Red Sea. |
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Bodianus axillaris (Bennett 1832), the Axilspot Hogfish.
Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea (where this picture was made) out to
the Tuamotus. To eight inches maximum length. Two inch juvenile in
captivity and six inch subadult in the Maldives shown. |  
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Bodianus bilunulatus (Lacepede 1801), the Black Spot Hogfish or
Tarry Hogfish to science, is often offered retail. Punctuated
distribution in the Indo-west Pacific including Hawai'i, where these
images were taken. Three inch juvenile and six inch sub-adults
shown. Grows to twenty two inches in length in the wild. |  
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Bodianus bimaculatus Allen 1973, the Twinspot or Yellow Hogfish
is a supremely desirable peaceful all-fish to reef tank species (1).
Indo-Pacific. To only four or so inches and truly beautiful. | 
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Bodianus diana (Lacepede 1801), my wife’s namesake-favorite,
Diana’s Hogfish (1). Well-named after mythology’s Goddess of the
Hunt, this species can become belligerent toward its tankmates
beyond it’s ten inch size. Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea,
where the adult picture (below right) was taken. Small juveniles in
waters about S. Sulawesi and Gili Air, Lombok, Indonesia. |
Genus Cheilinus:
Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch 1791), the Floral Wrasse (1). Hardy,
but not as good-looking as some of its congeners. To twenty inches
long in the wild; much smaller in captivity. Indo-Pacific out to the
Tuamotus. The first one a small juvenile in Australia, another more
adult in Pulau Redang, Malaysia, and one in Fiji.
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Cheilinus fasciatus, (Bloch 1791), the Redbreasted Wrasse.
Indo-Pacific; Red Sea, East Africa to Samoa. To sixteen inches overall
length. Red Sea juvenile and adult. |   |
Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepede 1801, the Tripletail Wrasse (2) we’ll
list as it is occasionally sold in the business. This is another
aquarium-tough, medium-shipper that gets big (about two feet).
Indo-Pacific; Red Sea to the Tuamotus. Here are images from the
Maldives, Red Sea and Malaysia. |
Genus Cheilio: I’ll mention the seagrass-dwelling Cigar Wrasse,
Cheilio inermis (Forsskal 1775) (3), only because it
occasionally is offered in pet-fish markets, and rarely lives in
captivity. Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea, out to Hawai'i. To
twenty inches in length. At right: one in the Gilis, Indonesia in a
typical flanking behavior, disguised with a Goatfish. Below: Three
color varieties in S. Sulawesi. | 
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Genus Choerodon: |
Choerodon anchorago (Bloch 1791), the Orange-Spotted Tuskfish.
Indo-West Pacific; Sri Lanka to French Polynesia. To about fifteen
inches maximum length. A one foot specimen in
Bunaken/Manado/Celebes/Indonesia, another in Redang, Malaysia. |  
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Choerodon cephalotes (Castelnau 1875), the Grass Tuskfish.
Queensland to Indonesia. To fifteen inches in length. Found
associated with grass beds. This one off of the Whitsundays in
Australia. | 
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Choerodon schoenleinii (Valenciennes 1839), the Blackspot
Tuskfish. Indo-West Pacific, Japan to Australia. Largest member of
the genus. Up to 38 inches long (1 meter) and 16 kilograms in
weight. This one in Australia. | 
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