FB-5602 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5602 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Eupercaria/misc Labridae Cheilinus Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853 Snob-lipvis Buntogon Labayan Plain-faced maori wrasse Pointed head maori wrasse Pointed-head wrasse Point-head maori Point-head maori wrasse Red maori wrasse Snooty Maori wrasse Snooty wrasse drau ni kura Bo Mao Chavarichoran ചവരി ച്ചോരന് ചാവരിചൊരന് Lama Parahirahi Papae Mameng Maming Iga taranggau Ipus-ipus Lubayan Mulmul Mul-mul Roso taranggau Ulugsuy 尖头唇鱼 尖頭唇魚 Cheilinus calophthalmus Günther, 1867 Cheilinus ketlitzii Valenciennes, 1840 Cheilinus sanguineus Valenciennes, 1840 1992-06-10 2023-06-15 Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen0 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) Herre, A.W.C.T.0 Check list of Philippine fishes. Res. Rep. U.S. Fish Wild. Serv. (20):1-977. (Ref. 280) Rau, N. and A. Rau0 Commercial marine fishes of the Central Philippines (bony fish). 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Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5602 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Choxy_u6.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Choxy_u6.jpg FB-GeneralDescr-5602 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-10 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5602 Found in coral-rich areas of lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of 1 to over 40 m (Ref. 1602, 48636, 58534). A secretive species (Ref. 8631, 48636), rarely ventures more than a few centimeters from shelter (Ref. 1602). A shy species, usually found in pairs when adult (Ref. 48636). Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797. Randall, J.E., G.R. Allen and R.C. Steene 1990 Fishes of the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 506 p. (Ref. 2334) FB-DiagnosticDescr-5602 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1995-06-15 00:00:00 2003-11-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5602 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle Brownish red, mottled with small whitish spots; dark brown spot anteriorly on each side of upper lip; 2 dark lines diverging from the eye; dark brown spot on 1st 2 dorsal membranes (Ref. 4392). Deep-bodied for genus, and snout pointed (Ref. 48636). Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Morphology-5602 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Rodolfo B. Reyes 1995-06-15 00:00:00 2003-11-25 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5602 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 9 - 10; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Distribution-5602 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-10 00:00:00 2013-04-30 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5602 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Marquesan and Society islands, north to Taiwan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and the Austral Islands. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Uses-5602 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-10 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5602 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat fisheries: minor commercial; price category: very high; price reliability: very questionable: based on ex-vessel price for species in this family FB-LifeCycle-5602 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Susan M. Luna 1992-06-10 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ http://www.fishbase.org//Reproduction/FishReproSummary.php?ID=5602&StockCode=5894 Oviparous, distinct pairing during breeding (Ref. 205). Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen 1966 Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. (Ref. 205) FB-TrophicStrategy-5602 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Auda Kareen Ortañez 2007-08-15 00:00:00 2008-12-11 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public oxycephalus http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Occurs inshore (Ref. 75154). Nguyen, N.T. and V.Q. Nguyen 2006 Biodiversity and living resources of the coral reef fishes in Vietnam marine waters. Science and Technology Publishing House, Hanoi. (Ref. 58534) FB-Size-5602 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-06-10 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5602 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 17.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 30573)) Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers 1996 FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. 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