Cheiloprion labiatus
Biglip Damsel
©Andy Lewis: This appears to be a juvenile Cheiloprion labiatus, found near the adult from Lizard Island shown in other photos.
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Perciformes
Family
Pomacentridae
Genus
Cheiloprion
Species
Cheiloprion labiatus
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 8 cm (length according to Allen et al, 2003)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Diet
Feed on polyps of branching Acropora corals (Allen et al, 2003).
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Allen, G., R. Steene, P. Humann and N. Deloach (2003). Reef fish identification: Tropical Pacific New World Publications Inc., Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Other references
- Chong-Seng, K.M., A.J. Cole, M.S. Pratchett and B.L. Willis (2011). Selective feeding by coral reef fishes on coral lesions associated with brown band and black band disease. Coral Reefs, 30: 473-484. LIRS catalog number 1395.
- Cooper, W.J., L.L. Smith and M.W. Westneat (2009). Exploring the radiation of a diverse reef fish family: Phylogenetics of the damselfishes (Pomacentridae), with new classifications based on molecular analyses of all genera, Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 52: 1-16. LIRS catalog number 1221.
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