Biotope / Habitat
Herbiers des lagons et des zones coraliennes.
Species sheet
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Cigar wrasse
Cheilio inermis (Forsskål, 1775)
AnimalsLabres, girelles, napoléons,...
Le corps est très allongé et fin, le museau est pointu. La femelle est jaune vif et le mâle est souvent uniformément gris argenté. Taches en arrière de la nageoire pectorale.
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaPolynesiaRed Sea
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- QuakerBritish English
- Sharp-nosed rainbow fishBritish English
- Sharpnose wrasseBritish English
- Sigaar-lipvisAfrikaans (South Africa)
- Julia larguiruchaEuropean Spanish
- Labre-cigareFrench (France)
- Longue girelleFrench (France)
- Pêche-madameFrench (Seychelles)
Other invalid scientific names
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Sources
- BOURJON Philippe, SITTLER Alain-Pierre in : DORIS, 13/12/2020 : Cheilio inermis (Forsskål, 1775), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/4866
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 15/02/2021 : Cheilio inermis (Forsskål, 1775), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2620
Modification history
- Modified by Maguelone GRATEAU on 05/02/2021
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