Cheilio inermis Cigar wrasse, Sharp-nosed rainbowfish

Cheilio inermisis commonly referred to as Cigar wrasse, Sharp-nosed rainbowfish. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 3000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

232 

AphiaID:

218948 

Scientific:

Cheilio inermis 

German:

Zigarrenlippfisch 

English:

Cigar Wrasse, Sharp-nosed Rainbowfish 

Category:

Wrasses 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Cheilio (Genus) > inermis (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Forsskål, ), 1775 

Occurrence:

Djibouti, (the) Maldives, Africa, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Austral Islands, Australia, Bali, China, Christmas Islands, Cook Islands, Corea, Easter Island (Rapa Nui), Egypt, Flores, Guam, Gulf of Oman / Oman, Hawaii, India, Indian Ocean, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Lombok, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Northern Mariana Islands, Ogasawara Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Red Sea, Réunion , Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tasmania (Australia), The Bangai Archipelago, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Cocos Islands / Keeling Islands, the Seychelles, the Society Islands, Timor, Togean Islands, Tonga, Vietnam, Western Indian Ocean, Western Pacific Ocean, Yemen 

Sea depth:

1 - 30 Meter 

Size:

17.72" - 19.69" (45cm - 50cm) 

Temperature:

75.2 °F - 80.6 °F (24°C - 27°C) 

Food:

Amphipods, Brine Shrimps, Clams, Crabs, Crustaceans, Fish (little fishes), Flakes, Frozen Food (large sort), Krill, Mysis, Rock shrimps, Schrimps, Sea urchins, Shrimps, Snails, Zooplankton 

Tank:

659.94 gal (~ 3000L)  

Difficulty:

Average 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

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  Cheilio inermis
  Zigarrenlippfisch

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2004-08-28 00:03:41 

Last edit:

2017-05-28 09:06:52 

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