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Napoleon Wrasse

Also called: Humphead wrasse, Maori wrasse

Scientific name: Cheilinus undulatus

Napoleon Wrasse
A Napoleon Wrasse - Photographed around Komodo, Indonesia

The humphead wrasse is the largest living member of the wrasse family. It has thick, fleshy lips and a hump that forms on its head above the eyes, becoming more prominent as the fish ages. Males range from a bright electric blue to green, a purplish blue, or a relatively dull blue/green. Juveniles and females are red-orange above, and red-orange to white below. [Wikipedia]

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