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    Maori Wrasse

    Maori Wrasse

    Cheilinus undulatus

    Reef Fish
    Endangered

    The Maori Wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) is recorded at 45 diving areas across 25 countries, most often around Upolu, Yap and Aldabra & Outer Islands.

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    Where to Find

    Recorded across 5 diving regions worldwide.

    Australasia
    Christmas IslandAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Cocos (Keeling) IslandsAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Coral SeaAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Great Barrier ReefAustralia
    Regularly seen here
    Rowley ShoalsAustralia
    Occasionally seen here
    Grand LagoonNew Caledonia
    Regularly seen here
    Central & South Pacific
    Kadavu & Great Astrolabe ReefFiji
    Rarely seen here
    FakaravaFrench Polynesia
    Occasionally seen here
    RangiroaFrench Polynesia
    Occasionally seen here
    Christmas Island (Kiritimati)Kiribati
    Occasionally seen here
    Majuro AtollMarshall Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Chuuk (Truk) LagoonMicronesia
    Occasionally seen here
    KosraeMicronesia
    Regularly seen here
    PohnpeiMicronesia
    Regularly seen here
    YapMicronesia
    Frequently seen here
    Niue West CoastNiue
    Rarely seen here
    Peleliu & AngaurPalau
    Regularly seen here
    Rock IslandsPalau
    Regularly seen here
    Kimbe BayPapua New Guinea
    Rarely seen here
    Milne BayPapua New Guinea
    Occasionally seen here
    Savai'iSamoa
    Occasionally seen here
    UpoluSamoa
    Frequently seen here
    Gizo & Western ProvinceSolomon Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Iron Bottom SoundSolomon Islands
    Occasionally seen here
    Ha'apai GroupTonga
    Occasionally seen here
    TongatapuTonga
    Occasionally seen here
    Vava'u GroupTonga
    Rarely seen here
    Funafuti AtollTuvalu
    Occasionally seen here
    Espiritu SantoVanuatu
    Occasionally seen here
    Port Vila & EfateVanuatu
    Rarely seen here
    East Asia
    Okinawa Main IslandJapan
    Rarely seen here
    Kenting National ParkTaiwan
    Rarely seen here
    Indian Ocean & East Africa
    LakshadweepIndia
    Rarely seen here
    Diani Beach & South CoastKenya
    Regularly seen here
    Quirimbas ArchipelagoMozambique
    Rarely seen here
    Aldabra & Outer IslandsSeychelles
    Frequently seen here
    Kalpitiya & NorthwestSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Trincomalee & East CoastSri Lanka
    Rarely seen here
    Dar es Salaam & Offshore IslandsTanzania
    Regularly seen here
    Zanzibar & PembaTanzania
    Rarely seen here
    Southeast Asia
    Donsol & SorsogonPhilippines
    Rarely seen here
    Tubbataha ReefPhilippines
    Regularly seen here
    VisayasPhilippines
    Rarely seen here
    Atauro IslandTimor-Leste
    Occasionally seen here
    Dili CoastTimor-Leste
    Occasionally seen here

    Taxonomy

    KingdomAnimalia
    PhylumChordata
    ClassTeleostei
    OrderEupercaria incertae sedis
    FamilyLabridae
    GenusCheilinus

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