Cheilinus+Undulatus


 * __ Cheilinus __****__ u __****__ ndulatus __**

**Areas Found:** mainly found in cora in the Indo-Pacific region. Indian Ocean - East & West, Pacific - Northwest & Western After settlement, juveniles and adults live associated with reef or near-reef habitats of seagrass beds and mangrove areas, with juveniles typically inshore and the largest individuals found in deeper waters of outer reefs or lagoons Agulhas Current East Madagascar Current Somali Current Mozambique Current Leeuwin Current Indonesian Through-flow North Equatorial Current South Equatorial Current Indian Monsoon Average Tidal Range-** 1.9 - soultions: create barriers for the fish, put up sings and laws preventing it, and make the selling of the fish illegal 1) Intensive and species-specific removal for the live reef food fish export trade 2) Readily accessible to spearfishing at night with SCUBA or hookah gear, and easy to catch with cyanide, or other poisons such as //Derris trifoliata//, due to predictable adult habitat and shallow depth range; 3) Lack of coordinated, consistent national and regional management largely due to limited management capacity and the sometime secretive nature of traders 4) Selective fishing, in particular the intensive take of juveniles for direct export sale and for grow-out
 * Kingdom **** : ** Animalia
 * Phylum: ** Chordata
 * Genus**: Cheilinus.
 * Species**: undulatus.
 * Common Name**: Humphead Maori Wrasse
 * Class **: Actinopterygii
 * Order: ** Perciformes
 * Family : **  Labridae
 * Appearance:** The humphead wrasse is the largest living member of the family with males reaching 6 feet (2 m) in length, while females rarely exceed about 3 feet (1 m). It has thick, fleshy lips and a hump that forms on its head above the eyes, becoming more prominent as the fish ages. Males range from a bright electric blue to green, a purplish blue, or a relatively dull blue/green. Juveniles and females are red-orange above, and red-orange to white below.
 * Anatomy**: The wrasses have become a primary study species in the biomechanics of fish-feeding due to their jaw structure. The nasal and mandibular bones are connected at their posterior ends to the rigid neurocranium, and the superior and inferior articulations of the maxilla are joined to the anterior tips of these two bones, respectively, creating a loop of 4 rigid bones connected by moving joints. This four bar linkage has the interesting property of having numerous possible arrangements to achieve a given mechanical result (fast jaw protrusion or a forceful bite), thus decoupling morphological diversity from functional diversity. The actual morphology of wrasses reflects this, with many lineages displaying different jaw morphology that results in the same functional output and a similar or identical ecological niche.Dorsal Spines, Dorsal soft rays, Anal Spines, and Anal soft rays
 * Endangered Species Act**: Species of Concern. put on list in 2004 including reasons of fishing, night spearfishing,lack of international management,habitat loss, and no reporting of illegal fishing and hunting
 * Human Uses**: Fisheries: minor commercial; aquaculture: commercial; gamefish: yes; aquarium: commercial
 * Reproduction**: Individuals become sexually mature at 5 to 7 years and females are known to live for around 30 years whereas males live a slightly shorter 25 years. Humphead wrasse are protoynous hermaphrodites, with some members of the population becoming male at approximately 9 years old The factors that control the timing of sex change are not yet known. Adults move to the down-current end of the reef and form local spawning aggregations they concentrate to spawn at certain times of the year.
 * Primary food**:mollusks, fishes, sea urchins, crustaceans, and other invertebrates. One of the few predators of toxic animals such as sea hares, boxfishes and crown-of-thorns starfish
 * Ocean Temp** - 25-28 degrees c
 * Salinity** - 35.0
 * Indian Ocean Currents -**
 * Matuku Island, Fiji Islands
 * geologic processes** - tsunamis
 * population Trend ** : decreasing
 * Protection:** Creating laws and trying to prevent illegal fishing and selling
 * Major Threats:** Used primarly for food

__** 3 Questions: **__ 1. What year was the animal put on the endangered species act and for what reasons? 2.How many feet do males and females reach to at full age? 3. What food does this animal eat?