Labrichthys unilineatus Tubelip wrasse,Onelined wrasse, Tube-mouth wrasse

Labrichthys unilineatusis commonly referred to as Tubelip wrasse,Onelined wrasse, Tube-mouth wrasse. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 2513
AphiaID:: 219013

Scientific:: Labrichthys unilineatus
German:: Lippfisch
English:: Tubelip Wrasse,Onelined Wrasse, Tube-mouth Wrasse

Category:: Wrasses

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Labrichthys (Genus) > unilineatus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Guichenot, ), 1847

Occurrence:: (the) Maldives, American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, Cambodia, China, Christmas Islands, East Africa, Fiji, Guam, India, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Kiribati, Lord Howe Island, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marschall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Mozambique, Nauru, New Caledonia, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Réunion , Samoa, Singapore, Taiwan, Tansania, Thailand, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles, Tonga, Tuvalu, United States Minor Outlying Islands, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Zanzibar
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0 - 20 Meter
Size:: 5.91" - 6.69" (15cm - 17cm)
Temperature:: 75.2 °F - 78.8 °F (24°C - 26°C)
Food:: Coral polyps = corallivorous, Food specialist
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
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:

Labrichthys unilineatus
Lippfisch

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2008-06-28 14:24:02
Last edit:: 2023-04-15 10:52:58

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(Guichenot, 1847)

Found near branching corals and feeds on its coral polyps, particularly staghorn Acropora. Inhabits shallow lagoon and semi-protected seaward reefs with high coral cover.

Synonyms:
Chaerojulis castaneus Kner & Steindachner, 1867
Cossyphus unilineatus Guichenot, 1847
Labrichthys cyanotaenia Bleeker, 1854
Labrichthys unilineata (Guichenot, 1847)
Labrichtys unilineatus (Guichenot, 1847)
Thysanocheilus ornatus Kner, 1865

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopteri (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labroidei (Suborder) > Labridae (Family) > Labrichthys (Genus) > Labrichthys unilineatus (Species)

Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.

https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html

A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!