Cheilio inermis | University of the Philippines Mindanao | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Cheilio inermis
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Actinopterygii
  • Order » Perciformes
  • Family » Labridae
  • Genus » Cheilio
  • Species » inermis
  • Cheilio inermis
    (Cigar wrasse)
  • Description »   (Wikipedia) The cigar wrasse, Cheilio inermis, is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific. It is mainly found on tropical reefs at depths to 30 m (98 ft) in the Indo-Pacific region, Red Sea included. They inhabit seagrass beds and algae-covered flats, occasionally in lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 30 m. They are a mostly solitary species. Their diet includes crustaceans, mollusks, sea urchins, and other hard-shelled prey.
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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur] [Sasa, Davao City, Davao Del Sur]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »  
  • Species ID by »  
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Collection Code »   MIN_1908_STAC_012A
  • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »  
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524331
  • Curated by »   mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)
  • Last Updated »   Nov. 20, 2024, 9:42 a.m.
  • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    TGCACCCTCTATCTGGTATTTGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATGGTAGGCACGGCCCTAAGTCTACTTATTCGAGCCGAGCTGAGCCAGCCTGGCGCCCTTCTTGGAGACGATCAAATCTATAATGTAATTGTCACGGCACACGCATTCGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATTATGATTGGGGGGTTTGGAAACTGGCTTATCCCCCTAATGATTGGGGCCCCTGACATGGCTTTCCCCCGAATGAATAACATGAGCTTTTGGCTCCTACCCCCCTCTTTCCTTCTTCTTCTCGCTTCTTCTGCCGTTGAAGCAGGGGCAGGAACAGGCTGGACTGTTTACCCCCCGCTAGCAGGTAATCTCGCCCATGCAGGGGCCTCCGTTGACCTCACAATCTTTTCACTGCATTTAGCAGGAATTTCATCAATTTTAGGGGCAATCAACTTTATTACAACCATCGTTAACATGAAACCTCCCGCCATCTCACAATACCAAACCCCCCTGTTTGTGTGAGCCGTCCTAATCACAGCAGTTCTGCTTCTTCTCTCCCTGCCTGTCCTTGCTGCCGGAATCACCATGCTCCTCACAGACCGAAACCTTAATACAACTTTCTTTGATCCCGCTGGAGGGGGAGACCCCATCCTGTACCAACACTTGTTTTGA