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Humphead wrasse

Cheilinus undulatus

The humphead wrasse is a colorful fish with a big, bumpy forehead. It swims in warm, tropical waters and loves to hide among coral reefs.

Lebensraum: Coral reefs

Aussehen

The Humphead wrasse is a giant reef fish characterized by a prominent hump on its forehead, especially in males, and thick fleshy lips. Its scales are large, and colors range from greenish-brown to vibrant blue-green, often with two black lines behind each eye.

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Humphead wrasse

Kategorie

Fische

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

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Interessante Fakten

These smart fish have been observed using rocks to help them smash open shellfish.

They are the largest wrasse in the world, growing over two meters long!

They sleep in a mucous cocoon they build each night to hide their scent.

Young wrasse look very different from adults, with camouflaged stripes and spots.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Hump Power

Humphead wrasse has a large, bony hump on its forehead that helps them ram and break apart corals to expose hidden prey.

Fähigkeit

Gender Bender

Humphead wrasse can change sex from female to male when needed, which helps them maintain healthy breeding populations.

Fähigkeit

Toxin Immunity

Humphead wrasse has a special immunity to toxins that lets them safely eat venomous prey like boxfish and sea urchins.

Maße und Details

Länge
100-230 cm
Gewicht
50-190 kg
Lebenserwartung
20-50 Jahre
Schwimmgeschwindigkeit
15 km/h
Maximale Tiefe
100 m
Wasserart
Salzwasser

Ernährung und Fütterung

A mighty hunter that crunches on hard-shelled critters and venomous prey found on coral reefs.

Altersunterschiede: Juveniles eat smaller invertebrates; adults target larger, tougher prey like sea urchins and mollusks.

Hauptnahrung

  • sea urchins
  • mollusks
  • crustaceans
  • small fish
  • boxfish
  • crown-of-thorns starfish

Nahrungssuche

  • Foraging

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eats

Long-spined sea urchin

Diadema setosum

Feeds on venomous urchins, helping control their populations.

eats

Crown-of-thorns starfish

Acanthaster planci

Preys on this destructive starfish, protecting corals.

eats

Giant clam

Tridacna gigas

Uses strong jaws to crack open and consume large clams.

eats

Boxfish

Ostracion cubicus

Immune to toxins, they can safely consume boxfish.

eaten by

Grey reef shark

Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos

Larger sharks occasionally prey on juvenile or sick Humphead wrasse.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Napoleon Wrasse

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch from a distance when observing fish in the ocean.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Humphead wrasse?

100-230 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Humphead wrasse?

50-190 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Humphead wrasse?

20-50 Jahre

Was frisst Humphead wrasse?

A mighty hunter that crunches on hard-shelled critters and venomous prey found on coral reefs.

Was ist der/die/das schwimmgeschwindigkeit von Humphead wrasse?

15 km/h

Wo findet man Humphead wrasse normalerweise?

Coral reefs

Wie jagt Humphead wrasse?

Foraging

Was ist der/die/das maximale Tiefe von Humphead wrasse?

100 m

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