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Cigar Wrasse

Cheilio inermis

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Hawaii.January 27, February 23, March 28, April 17, May 13, June 13, July 19, August 13, September 15, October 18, November 19, December 27.
United States232
Hawaii232
Indonesia38
Australia32
Egypt24
Red Sea Governorate19
New South Wales17
Bali16
Philippines13
Central Visayas10

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • AquaticLives primarily in waterFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassRay-finned Fishes · Actinopterygii
OrderWrasses and allies · Labriformes
FamilyWrasses and Parrotfishes · Labridae
GenusCheilio

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Cigar Wrasse with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.