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Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse,Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae)

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The giant humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus), an inhabitant of coral reefs, is widely distributed in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. Stomach and intestinal contents of 72 specimens from the Pacific and the Red Sea revealed that this fish feeds primarily on mollusks, fishes, echinoids, and crustaceans.

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  1. Bernice P. Bishop Museum, P. O. Box 6037, 96818, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA

    John E. Randall

  2. Department of Zoology, South Parks Road, Oxford, England

    Stephen M. Head

  3. Fisheries Department, Port Sudan, Dem. Rep. of Sudan

    Adrian P. L. Sanders

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Randall, J.E., Head, S.M. & Sanders, A.P.L. Food habits of the giant humphead wrasse,Cheilinus undulatus (Labridae). Environ Biol Fish 3, 235–238 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00691948

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