{"id":215,"date":"2019-10-28T03:59:37","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T03:59:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pavclients.com\/moalboal\/?post_type=product&#038;p=215"},"modified":"2020-06-08T05:43:22","modified_gmt":"2020-06-08T05:43:22","slug":"slingjaw-wrasse","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/reefspecies.com\/moalboal\/species\/slingjaw-wrasse\/","title":{"rendered":"Slingjaw wrasse"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"rdp-we-main\" data-resource=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sling-jaw_wrasse\">\n<div id=\"rdp-we-mw-aria-live-region\" class=\"mw-aria-live-region\" aria-live=\"polite\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"vector-header-container\">\n\t<header class=\"vector-header mw-header no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t<div class=\"vector-header-start\">\n\t\t\t<nav class=\"vector-main-menu-landmark\" aria-label=\"Site\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div id=\"rdp-we-vector-main-menu-dropdown\" class=\"vector-dropdown vector-main-menu-dropdown vector-button-flush-left vector-button-flush-right\"  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class=\"vector-toc-numb\">1.1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Etymology<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Etymology-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Distribution\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Distribution\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">2<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Distribution<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Distribution-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Description\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Description\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span 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id=\"rdp-we-toc-Biology\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Biology\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">4<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Biology<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<button aria-controls=\"toc-Biology-sublist\" class=\"cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-icon mw-ui-icon-wikimedia-expand\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Toggle Biology subsection<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Biology-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Reproduction\"\n\t\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Reproduction\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">4.1<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Reproduction<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Reproduction-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-Relation_to_humans\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#Relation_to_humans\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">5<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Relation to humans<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-Relation_to_humans-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-References\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#References\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">6<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>References<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-References-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n\t<li id=\"rdp-we-toc-External_links\"\n\t\tclass=\"vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1 vector-toc-list-item-expanded\">\n\t\t<a class=\"vector-toc-link\" href=\"#External_links\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"vector-toc-text\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"vector-toc-numb\">7<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span>External links<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<ul id=\"rdp-we-toc-External_links-sublist\" class=\"vector-toc-list\">\n\t\t<\/ul>\n\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/nav>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"mw-content-container\">\n\t\t\t<main id=\"rdp-we-content\" class=\"mw-body\">\n\t\t\t\t<header class=\"mw-body-header vector-page-titlebar no-font-mode-scale\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav aria-label=\"Contents\" class=\"vector-toc-landmark\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<div 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data-language-local-name=\"Bulgarian\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u0411\u044a\u043b\u0433\u0430\u0440\u0441\u043a\u0438<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ca.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epibulus_insidiator\" title=\"Epibulus insidiator \u2013 Catalan\" lang=\"ca\" hreflang=\"ca\" data-title=\"Epibulus insidiator\" data-language-autonym=\"Catal\u00e0\" data-language-local-name=\"Catalan\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Catal\u00e0<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ceb.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epibulus_insidiator\" title=\"Epibulus insidiator \u2013 Cebuano\" lang=\"ceb\" hreflang=\"ceb\" data-title=\"Epibulus insidiator\" data-language-autonym=\"Cebuano\" data-language-local-name=\"Cebuano\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Cebuano<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/de.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/St%C3%BClpmaullippfisch\" title=\"St\u00fclpmaullippfisch \u2013 German\" lang=\"de\" hreflang=\"de\" data-title=\"St\u00fclpmaullippfisch\" data-language-autonym=\"Deutsch\" data-language-local-name=\"German\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Deutsch<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/es.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epibulus_insidiator\" title=\"Epibulus insidiator \u2013 Spanish\" lang=\"es\" hreflang=\"es\" data-title=\"Epibulus insidiator\" data-language-autonym=\"Espa\u00f1ol\" data-language-local-name=\"Spanish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eu.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epibulus_insidiator\" title=\"Epibulus insidiator \u2013 Basque\" lang=\"eu\" hreflang=\"eu\" data-title=\"Epibulus insidiator\" data-language-autonym=\"Euskara\" data-language-local-name=\"Basque\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Euskara<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fi.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Putkihuulikala\" title=\"Putkihuulikala \u2013 Finnish\" lang=\"fi\" hreflang=\"fi\" data-title=\"Putkihuulikala\" data-language-autonym=\"Suomi\" data-language-local-name=\"Finnish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Suomi<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fr.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epibulus_insidiator\" title=\"Epibulus insidiator \u2013 French\" lang=\"fr\" hreflang=\"fr\" data-title=\"Epibulus insidiator\" data-language-autonym=\"Fran\u00e7ais\" data-language-local-name=\"French\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" 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class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ja.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E3%82%AE%E3%83%81%E3%83%99%E3%83%A9\" title=\"\u30ae\u30c1\u30d9\u30e9 \u2013 Japanese\" lang=\"ja\" hreflang=\"ja\" data-title=\"\u30ae\u30c1\u30d9\u30e9\" data-language-autonym=\"\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e\" data-language-local-name=\"Japanese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>\u65e5\u672c\u8a9e<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epibulus_insidiator\" title=\"Epibulus insidiator \u2013 Dutch\" lang=\"nl\" hreflang=\"nl\" data-title=\"Epibulus insidiator\" data-language-autonym=\"Nederlands\" data-language-local-name=\"Dutch\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Nederlands<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pl.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epibulus_insidiator\" title=\"Epibulus insidiator \u2013 Polish\" lang=\"pl\" hreflang=\"pl\" data-title=\"Epibulus insidiator\" data-language-autonym=\"Polski\" data-language-local-name=\"Polish\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Polski<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pt.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bodi%C3%A3o-estilingue\" title=\"Bodi\u00e3o-estilingue \u2013 Portuguese\" lang=\"pt\" hreflang=\"pt\" data-title=\"Bodi\u00e3o-estilingue\" data-language-autonym=\"Portugu\u00eas\" data-language-local-name=\"Portuguese\" class=\"interlanguage-link-target wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><span>Portugu\u00eas<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ro.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epibulus_insidiator\" title=\"Epibulus insidiator \u2013 Romanian\" lang=\"ro\" hreflang=\"ro\" data-title=\"Epibulus insidiator\" data-language-autonym=\"Rom\u00e2n\u0103\" data-language-local-name=\"Romanian\" 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class=\"vector-body-before-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"rdp-we-mw-content-text\" class=\"mw-body-content\"><div class=\"mw-subjectpageheader\">\n<\/div><div class=\"mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output\" lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><div class=\"shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux\" style=\"display:none\">Species of fish<\/div>\n<p class=\"mw-empty-elt\">\n\n<\/p>\n\n<p>The <b>slingjaw wrasse<\/b> (<i><b>Epibulus insidiator<\/b><\/i>) is a species of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wrasse\" title=\"Wrasse\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">wrasse<\/a> from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Family_(taxonomy)\" title=\"Family (taxonomy)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">family<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Labridae\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Labridae\" target=\"_new\">Labridae<\/a> which is native to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tropical\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Tropical\" target=\"_new\">tropical<\/a> waters of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pacific\" title=\"Indo-Pacific\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indo-Pacific<\/a> where it occurs around <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral_reefs\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Coral reefs\" target=\"_new\">coral reefs<\/a>. Along with its <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sister_species\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Sister species\" target=\"_new\">sister species<\/a> in the genus <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epibulus\" title=\"Epibulus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Epibulus<\/a><\/i>, this species is notable for its highly protrusible jaws, an adaptation for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aquatic_feeding_mechanisms\" title=\"Aquatic feeding mechanisms\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">feeding in complex aquatic environments<\/a>. This species is of minor importance to local <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Commercial_fisheries\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Commercial fisheries\" target=\"_new\">commercial fisheries<\/a> and can be found in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aquarium\" title=\"Aquarium\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">aquarium<\/a> trade.\n<\/p>\n<meta property=\"mw:PageProp\/toc\" \/>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Taxonomy\">Taxonomy<\/h2><\/div>\n<p><i>Epibulus insidiator<\/i> was first <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Species_description\" title=\"Species description\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">described<\/a> as <i>Sparus insidiator<\/i> by Peter Simon Pallas in 1770.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Coffs&#95;3-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Coffs-3\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>3<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In 1815, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Georges_Cuvier\" title=\"Georges Cuvier\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Georges Cuvier<\/a> moved <i>Sparus insidiator<\/i> to a new <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Genus\" title=\"Genus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">genus<\/a>, <i>Epibulus<\/i>, which remained <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Monotypy\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Monotypy\" target=\"_new\">monotypic<\/a> for around two centuries. A second species, <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epibulus_brevis\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Epibulus brevis\" target=\"_new\">Epibulus brevis<\/a><\/i>, was described in 2008, being the sister to the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Type_species\" title=\"Type species\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">type species<\/a> of <i>Epibulus<\/i>, <i>E. insidiator<\/i>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-CofFG&#95;4-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-CofFG-4\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>4<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"><h3 id=\"rdp-we-Etymology\">Etymology<\/h3><\/div>\n<p><i>Epibulus<\/i> comes from Greek; <i>epi<\/i> meaning over, in front, and <i>boleo<\/i> meaning to throw.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Fishbase&#95;2-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Fishbase-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Specific_name_(zoology)\" title=\"Specific name (zoology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">specific epithet<\/a>, <i>insidiator<\/i>, means \"ambusher\" or \"lurker.\" This name is thought to have been used among early naturalists because this species was believed to feed on terrestrial insects by spitting drops of water from its elongated mouth.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-ETYFish&#95;5-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-ETYFish-5\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>5<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Distribution\">Distribution<\/h2><\/div>\n<figure class=\"mw-default-size mw-halign-left\" typeof=\"mw:File\/Thumb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Corl0244_(28009733412).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/39\/Corl0244_%2828009733412%29.jpg\/250px-Corl0244_%2828009733412%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"141\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Female attended by a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bluestreak_cleaner_wrasse\" title=\"Bluestreak cleaner wrasse\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">bluestreak cleaner wrasse<\/a>, at <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Palmyra_Atoll\" title=\"Palmyra Atoll\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Palmyra Atoll<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The slingjaw wrasse is found in a wide area of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Indo-Pacific\" title=\"Indo-Pacific\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Indo-Pacific<\/a> region from the eastern coast of Africa including Madagascar and the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Sea\" title=\"Red Sea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Red Sea<\/a>, through the Indian Ocean coastline and islands into the Pacific, as far east as <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Johnston_Atoll\" title=\"Johnston Atoll\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Johnston Atoll<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawaii\" title=\"Hawaii\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Hawaii<\/a>, although <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vagrancy_(biology)\" title=\"Vagrancy (biology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">vagrants<\/a> sometimes occur in the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hawaiian_Islands\" title=\"Hawaiian Islands\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">main Hawaiian chain<\/a>. It reaches north to Japan and south to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Caledonia\" title=\"New Caledonia\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">New Caledonia<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;2021&#95;1-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_2021-1\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>1<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> It is also found along the northern coasts of Australia from the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Houtman_Abrolhos\" title=\"Houtman Abrolhos\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Houtman Abrolhos<\/a> archipelago to reefs of the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Coral_Sea\" title=\"Coral Sea\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Coral Sea<\/a> off <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queensland\" title=\"Queensland\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Queensland<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FofA&#95;6-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FofA-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Description\">Description<\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"thumb tmulti floatright\"><div class=\"thumbinner multiimageinner\" style=\"width:204px;max-width:204px\"><div class=\"trow\"><div class=\"tsingle\" style=\"width:202px;max-width:202px\"><div class=\"thumbimage\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Slingjaw_Wrasse,_Fort_Arabesque,_Hurghada,_Red_Sea_Governorate,_Egypt_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_404798598.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/98\/Slingjaw_Wrasse%2C_Fort_Arabesque%2C_Hurghada%2C_Red_Sea_Governorate%2C_Egypt_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_404798598.jpg\/250px-Slingjaw_Wrasse%2C_Fort_Arabesque%2C_Hurghada%2C_Red_Sea_Governorate%2C_Egypt_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_404798598.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"trow\"><div class=\"tsingle\" style=\"width:202px;max-width:202px\"><div class=\"thumbimage\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Slingjaw_Wrasse,_Alifu_Dhaalu_Atoll,_Maldives_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_188506224.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9d\/Slingjaw_Wrasse%2C_Alifu_Dhaalu_Atoll%2C_Maldives_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_188506224.jpg\/250px-Slingjaw_Wrasse%2C_Alifu_Dhaalu_Atoll%2C_Maldives_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_188506224.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"trow\" style=\"display:flex\"><div class=\"thumbcaption\">Females may either be yellow (top) or dark brown (bottom)<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Juveniles are brown with thin white bars on their flanks and white lines radiating out from their eyes, while the females can be either bright yellow or dark brown.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FofA&#95;6-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FofA-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The yellow female morph may potentially be an instance of mimicry, being a similar shade to a number of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Damselfish\" title=\"Damselfish\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">damselfish<\/a> species.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Randall2005&#95;7-0\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Randall2005-7\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>7<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The males of this species are greyish-brown with orange on the back, a yellowish transverse bar on the flank and a pale grey to white head which is marked with a thin black stripe running through the eye. The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fish_scale\" title=\"Fish scale\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">scales<\/a> of the male's body are edged with darker pigment.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FofA&#95;6-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FofA-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> Intermediately patterned individuals which have yellow blotches, a pale tail and sometimes with black <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pectoral_fins\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Pectoral fins\" target=\"_new\">pectoral fins<\/a> do occur.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Fishbase&#95;2-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Fishbase-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> \n<\/p><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dorsal_fin\" title=\"Dorsal fin\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">dorsal fin<\/a> has 9\u201310 <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fin_spine\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Fin spine\" target=\"_new\">spines<\/a> and 9\u201311 soft rays while the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anal_fin\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Anal fin\" target=\"_new\">anal fin<\/a> has 3 spines and 8\u20139 soft rays.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Fishbase&#95;2-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Fishbase-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The largest specimens may attain a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fish_measurement\" title=\"Fish measurement\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">standard length<\/a> of 54 centimetres (21&#160;in).<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Fishbase&#95;2-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Fishbase-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p><p>The similar <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Latent_sling-jaw_wrasse\" title=\"Latent sling-jaw wrasse\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">latent sling-jaw wrasse<\/a> (<i>Epibulus brevis<\/i>) has a more <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Species_distribution\" title=\"Species distribution\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">restricted distribution<\/a>, is smaller, and has different coloration, with duller coloured males. The females have black pigment on their <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pectoral_fin\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Pectoral fin\" target=\"_new\">pectoral fins<\/a> and longer <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pectoral_fin\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Pectoral fin\" target=\"_new\">pectoral fins<\/a>. They also lack the black lines radiating from the eyes.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-8\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-8\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>8<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup><sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FofA&#95;6-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FofA-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"><h3 id=\"rdp-we-Extreme_jaw_protrusion\">Extreme jaw protrusion<\/h3><\/div>\n<p>The sling-jaw wrasse possesses the most extreme <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jaw_protrusion\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Jaw protrusion\" target=\"_new\">jaw protrusion<\/a> found among fishes. The species can extend its jaws up to 65% the length of its head.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-9\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-9\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>9<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> The speed and length to which the jaw protrudes allows it to capture small fish and crustaceans. <i>Epibulus<\/i> wrasse possess a unique <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ligament\" title=\"Ligament\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ligament<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Vomer\" title=\"Vomer\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">vomero<\/a>-<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interopercle\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Interopercle\" target=\"_new\">interopercular<\/a>) and two enlarged ligaments (interoperculo-<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mandible\" title=\"Mandible\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">mandibular<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Premaxilla\" title=\"Premaxilla\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">premaxilla<\/a>-<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Maxilla\" title=\"Maxilla\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">maxilla<\/a>); along with a few changes to the form of cranial bones, these adaptations allow it to achieve extreme jaw protrusion.<sup class=\"noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact\" style=\"white-space:nowrap;\">[<i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikipedia:Citation_needed\" title=\"Wikipedia:Citation needed\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\"><span title=\"This claim needs references to reliable sources. (January 2025)\">citation needed<\/span><\/a><\/i>]<\/sup> The ability to protrude the jaws to such extreme lengths is a result of drastic reorganization of the jaws' linkage system from that of the closely related <i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cheilinus\" title=\"Cheilinus\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Cheilinus<\/a><\/i> wrasses, such that it is composed of both a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Four-bar_linkage\" title=\"Four-bar linkage\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">four-bar linkage<\/a> system and a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Six-bar_linkage\" title=\"Six-bar linkage\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">six-bar linkage<\/a> system.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-10\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-10\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>10<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1349637415\/mw-parser-output\/.tmulti\" \/><div class=\"thumb tmulti tnone center\"><div class=\"thumbinner multiimageinner\" style=\"width:842px;max-width:842px\"><div class=\"trow\"><div class=\"tsingle\" style=\"width:356px;max-width:356px\"><div class=\"thumbimage\" style=\"height:199px;overflow:hidden\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><span><video id=\"rdp-we-mwe_player_0\" poster=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f2\/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD_%28Epibulus_insidator%29_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BA%D0%B0_DSCF3615.webm\/500px--%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD_%28Epibulus_insidator%29_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BA%D0%B0_DSCF3615.webm.jpg\" controls=\"\" preload=\"none\" data-mw-tmh=\"\" class=\"mw-file-element\" width=\"354\" height=\"199\" data-durationhint=\"39\" data-mwtitle=\"\u0411\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0448\u0435\u0440\u043e\u0442\u044b\u0439_\u0433\u0443\u0431\u0430\u043d_(Epibulus_insidator)_\u0441\u0430\u043c\u043a\u0430_DSCF3615.webm\" data-mwprovider=\"wikimediacommons\"><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/f\/f2\/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD_%28Epibulus_insidator%29_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BA%D0%B0_DSCF3615.webm\/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD_%28Epibulus_insidator%29_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BA%D0%B0_DSCF3615.webm.480p.vp9.webm\" type=\"video\/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;\" data-transcodekey=\"480p.vp9.webm\" data-width=\"854\" data-height=\"480\" \/><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/f\/f2\/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD_%28Epibulus_insidator%29_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BA%D0%B0_DSCF3615.webm\" type=\"video\/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;\" data-width=\"1920\" data-height=\"1080\" \/><source src=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/f\/f2\/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD_%28Epibulus_insidator%29_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BA%D0%B0_DSCF3615.webm\/%D0%91%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%88%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%82%D1%8B%D0%B9_%D0%B3%D1%83%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BD_%28Epibulus_insidator%29_%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BA%D0%B0_DSCF3615.webm.240p.vp9.webm\" type=\"video\/webm; codecs=&quot;vp9, opus&quot;\" data-transcodekey=\"240p.vp9.webm\" data-width=\"426\" data-height=\"240\" \/><\/video><\/span><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thumbcaption\">Female being attended by a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bluestreak_cleaner_wrasse\" title=\"Bluestreak cleaner wrasse\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">cleaner wrasse<\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tsingle\" style=\"width:212px;max-width:212px\"><div class=\"thumbimage\" style=\"height:199px;overflow:hidden\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Epibulus_insidiator_jaw_protrusion.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/98\/Epibulus_insidiator_jaw_protrusion.jpg\/250px-Epibulus_insidiator_jaw_protrusion.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"210\" height=\"199\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thumbcaption\">Anatomical drawing showing jaw protrusion<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tsingle\" style=\"width:268px;max-width:268px\"><div class=\"thumbimage\" style=\"height:199px;overflow:hidden\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Slingjaw_Wrasse_(Epibulus_insidiator),_Fort_Arabesque,_Hurghada,_Red_Sea_Governorate,_Egypt_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_404797577.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/de\/Slingjaw_Wrasse_%28Epibulus_insidiator%29%2C_Fort_Arabesque%2C_Hurghada%2C_Red_Sea_Governorate%2C_Egypt_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_404797577.jpg\/330px-Slingjaw_Wrasse_%28Epibulus_insidiator%29%2C_Fort_Arabesque%2C_Hurghada%2C_Red_Sea_Governorate%2C_Egypt_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_404797577.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"266\" height=\"200\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thumbcaption\">Transitional form showing jaw protrusion<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Biology\">Biology<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The slingjaw wrasse is a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benthopelagic\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Benthopelagic\" target=\"_new\">benthopelagic<\/a> species which occurs in coral-rich areas of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lagoon\" title=\"Lagoon\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">lagoon<\/a> and seaward reefs, with adults typically found along reef slopes or near drop-offs. They feed on small crustaceans living in the coral and on fishes.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Fishbase&#95;2-5\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Fishbase-2\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>2<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> \n<\/p><p>The species may change colour to perform <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aggressive_mimicry\" title=\"Aggressive mimicry\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">aggressive mimicry<\/a>. In the Red Sea, Indian sailfin tangs (<i><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Zebrasoma_desjardinii\" title=\"Zebrasoma desjardinii\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Zebrasoma desjardinii<\/a><\/i>) sometimes form feeding <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aggregation_(ethology)\" title=\"Aggregation (ethology)\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">aggregations<\/a> to invade the feeding areas of territorial herbivorous fish. When this occurs, sling-jaw wrasses have been found to join the aggregation by changing to a dark brown colour similar to the tangs, hiding amongst the school using similar movements to the grazing tangs. While mimicking, they hunt for small fish.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-Randall2005&#95;7-1\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-Randall2005-7\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>7<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading3\"><h3 id=\"rdp-we-Reproduction\">Reproduction<\/h3><\/div>\n<p>This species is likely to exhibit <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Protogynous_hermaphrodite\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Protogynous hermaphrodite\" target=\"_new\">protogynous hermaphrodity<\/a>, first maturing as a female and later on transitioning to male. Males hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Territoriality\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Territoriality\" target=\"_new\">territory<\/a> with an area of 500\u20131,000 square metres (5,400\u201310,800&#160;ft<sup>2<\/sup>) and a number of females appear to have their home ranges within his territory. The colour of the males was observed to become more intense during courtship, and they also swim with their <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Caudal_fin\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Caudal fin\" target=\"_new\">caudal fin<\/a> collapsed and held upwards at an angle while the anal fin was folded and stretched downwards. The intensity of the male's colour can return to normal when they feel threatened. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spawn_(biology)\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Spawn (biology)\" target=\"_new\">Spawning<\/a> took place around high tide. When spawning the pair were observed to ascend 2\u20133 metres (6.6\u20139.8&#160;ft). Spawning seems to be initiated by the females and has been recorded in March, April, May, July, September and October.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;2021&#95;1-2\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_2021-1\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>1<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> \n<\/p>\n<link rel=\"mw-deduplicated-inline-style\" href=\"mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1349637415\/mw-parser-output\/.tmulti\" \/><div class=\"thumb tmulti tnone center\"><div class=\"thumbinner multiimageinner\" style=\"width:892px;max-width:892px\"><div class=\"trow\"><div class=\"tsingle\" style=\"width:159px;max-width:159px\"><div class=\"thumbimage\" style=\"height:141px;overflow:hidden\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Slingjaw_Wrasse,_Funafuti,_Tuvalu_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_362402566_(rotate).jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/06\/Slingjaw_Wrasse%2C_Funafuti%2C_Tuvalu_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_362402566_%28rotate%29.jpg\/250px-Slingjaw_Wrasse%2C_Funafuti%2C_Tuvalu_imported_from_iNaturalist_photo_362402566_%28rotate%29.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"157\" height=\"142\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thumbcaption\">Juvenile<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tsingle\" style=\"width:215px;max-width:215px\"><div class=\"thumbimage\" style=\"height:141px;overflow:hidden\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:L%C3%A1brido_mand%C3%ADbula_en_cabestrillo_(Epibulus_insidiator),_mar_Rojo,_Egipto,_2023-04-17,_DD_31.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/2b\/L%C3%A1brido_mand%C3%ADbula_en_cabestrillo_%28Epibulus_insidiator%29%2C_mar_Rojo%2C_Egipto%2C_2023-04-17%2C_DD_31.jpg\/250px-L%C3%A1brido_mand%C3%ADbula_en_cabestrillo_%28Epibulus_insidiator%29%2C_mar_Rojo%2C_Egipto%2C_2023-04-17%2C_DD_31.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thumbcaption\">Female<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tsingle\" style=\"width:215px;max-width:215px\"><div class=\"thumbimage\" style=\"height:141px;overflow:hidden\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Slingjaw_Wrasse,_transition_phase_-_Epibulus_insidiator.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d3\/Slingjaw_Wrasse%2C_transition_phase_-_Epibulus_insidiator.jpg\/250px-Slingjaw_Wrasse%2C_transition_phase_-_Epibulus_insidiator.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"213\" height=\"142\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thumbcaption\">Transitioning from female to male<\/div><\/div><div class=\"tsingle\" style=\"width:295px;max-width:295px\"><div class=\"thumbimage\" style=\"height:141px;overflow:hidden\"><span typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Epibulus_insidiator.jpg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/ad\/Epibulus_insidiator.jpg\/330px-Epibulus_insidiator.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"293\" height=\"142\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"thumbcaption\">Male<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-Relation_to_humans\">Relation to humans<\/h2><\/div>\n<p>The slingjaw wrasse is collected for <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fish_as_food\" title=\"Fish as food\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">food<\/a> in many parts of its range, and it is also collected for the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fish_keeping\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Fish keeping\" target=\"_new\">aquarium<\/a> trade.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-FofA&#95;6-4\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-FofA-6\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>6<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup> In the two decades leading up to 2008, the average body size of the fish caught in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Guam\" title=\"Guam\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Guam<\/a> did not decline. The species is considered of least concern by the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/International_Union_for_Conservation_of_Nature\" title=\"International Union for Conservation of Nature\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/a>.<sup id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;ref-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;2021&#95;1-3\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"#cite_note-iucn_status_19_November_2021-1\"><span class=\"cite-bracket\">[<\/span>1<span class=\"cite-bracket\">]<\/span><\/a><\/sup>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"mw-heading mw-heading2\"><h2 id=\"rdp-we-References\">References<\/h2><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"mw-references-wrap\"><ol class=\"references\">\n<li id=\"rdp-we-cite&#95;note-iucn&#95;status&#95;19&#95;November&#95;2021-1\"><span class=\"mw-cite-backlink\">^ <a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-0\"><sup><i><b>a<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-1\"><sup><i><b>b<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-2\"><sup><i><b>c<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a> <a href=\"#cite_ref-iucn_status_19_November_2021_1-3\"><sup><i><b>d<\/b><\/i><\/sup><\/a><\/span> <span class=\"reference-text\"><cite id=\"rdp-we-CITEREFTo,&#95;A.Liu,&#95;M.Craig,&#95;M.Rocha,&#95;L.2010\" class=\"citation journal cs1\">To, A.; Liu, M.; Craig, M.; Rocha, L. 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links<\/h2><\/div>\n<ul><li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pDU4CQWXaNY&feature=channel_page\" target=\"_new\">Video of a slingjaw wrasse catching prey by protruding its jaw<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external free\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218972\" target=\"_new\">http:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&amp;id=218972<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span class=\"noviewer sister-inline-image\" typeof=\"mw:File\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/File:Commons-logo.svg\" class=\"mw-file-description wiki-link\" target=\"_new\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Wikimedia Commons logo\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/4\/4a\/Commons-logo.svg\/20px-Commons-logo.svg.png\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"12\" height=\"16\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/a><\/span> Media related to <a 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target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Fish portal<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"portalbox-entry\"><span class=\"portalbox-image\"><span class=\"noviewer\" typeof=\"mw:File\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a0\/Yellow.tang.arp.jpg\/40px-Yellow.tang.arp.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"25\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"portalbox-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Marine_biology\" class=\"mw-redirect wiki-link\" title=\"Portal:Marine biology\" target=\"_new\">marine biology portal<\/a><\/span><\/li><li class=\"portalbox-entry\"><span class=\"portalbox-image\"><span class=\"noviewer\" typeof=\"mw:File\"><span><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/a\/a0\/Yellow.tang.arp.jpg\/40px-Yellow.tang.arp.jpg\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"32\" height=\"25\" class=\"mw-file-element\" \/><\/span><\/span><\/span><span class=\"portalbox-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Portal:Marine_life\" title=\"Portal:Marine life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">marine life portal<\/a><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<div class=\"navbox-styles\"><\/div><div role=\"navigation\" class=\"navbox\" aria-labelledby=\"Taxon&#95;identifiers3983\" style=\"padding:3px\"><table class=\"nowraplinks hlist navbox-inner\" style=\"border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit\"><tbody><tr><th scope=\"col\" class=\"navbox-title\" colspan=\"2\"><div id=\"rdp-we-Taxon&#95;identifiers3983\" style=\"font-size:114%;margin:0 4em\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Help:Taxon_identifiers\" title=\"Help:Taxon identifiers\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Taxon identifiers<\/a><\/div><\/th><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%;text-align: left;\"><i>Epibulus insidiator<\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikidata\" title=\"Wikidata\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikidata<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q1767568\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikidata:Q1767568\" target=\"_new\">Q1767568<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikispecies\" title=\"Wikispecies\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikispecies<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/species.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/Epibulus_insidiator\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikispecies:Epibulus insidiator\" target=\"_new\">Epibulus insidiator<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Animal_Diversity_Web\" title=\"Animal Diversity Web\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ADW<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/animaldiversity.org\/accounts\/Epibulus_insidiator\/\" target=\"_new\">Epibulus_insidiator<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Australian_Faunal_Directory\" title=\"Australian Faunal Directory\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">AFD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/biodiversity.org.au\/afd\/taxa\/Epibulus_insidiator\" target=\"_new\">Epibulus_insidiator<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Barcode_of_Life_Data_System\" title=\"Barcode of Life Data System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">BOLD<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/bench.boldsystems.org\/index.php\/TaxBrowser_TaxonPage?taxid=64417\" target=\"_new\">64417<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catalogue_of_Life\" title=\"Catalogue of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">CoL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catalogueoflife.org\/data\/taxon\/6G3CM\" target=\"_new\">6G3CM<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/FishBase\" title=\"FishBase\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">FishBase<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fishbase.ca\/summary\/5606\" target=\"_new\">5606<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility\" title=\"Global Biodiversity Information Facility\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">GBIF<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/species\/2383808\" target=\"_new\">2383808<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/INaturalist\" title=\"INaturalist\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">iNaturalist<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/inaturalist.org\/taxa\/100036\" target=\"_new\">100036<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera\" title=\"Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">IRMNG<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irmng.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=11009943\" target=\"_new\">11009943<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System\" title=\"Integrated Taxonomic Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ITIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itis.gov\/servlet\/SingleRpt\/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=170649\" target=\"_new\">170649<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/IUCN_Red_List\" title=\"IUCN Red List\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">IUCN<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iucnredlist.org\/details\/187722\/0\" target=\"_new\">187722<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/National_Center_for_Biotechnology_Information\" title=\"National Center for Biotechnology Information\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">NCBI<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/Taxonomy\/Browser\/wwwtax.cgi?mode=Info&id=241289\" target=\"_new\">241289<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Observation.org\" title=\"Observation.org\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Observation.org<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/observation.org\/species\/79539\/\" target=\"_new\">79539<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ocean_Biodiversity_Information_System\" title=\"Ocean Biodiversity Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">OBIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/obis.org\/taxon\/218972\" target=\"_new\">218972<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/zh.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/%E8%87%BA%E7%81%A3%E7%89%A9%E7%A8%AE%E5%90%8D%E9%8C%84\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"zh:\u81fa\u7063\u7269\u7a2e\u540d\u9304\" target=\"_new\">TaiCOL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/taicol.tw\/taxon\/t0028930\" target=\"_new\">t0028930<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Register_of_Marine_Species\" title=\"World Register of Marine Species\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">WoRMS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218972\" target=\"_new\">218972<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><tr><th scope=\"row\" class=\"navbox-group\" style=\"width:1%;text-align: left;\"><i>Sparus insidiator<\/i><\/th><td class=\"navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even\" style=\"width:100%;padding:0\"><div style=\"padding:0 0.25em\">\n<ul><li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wikidata\" title=\"Wikidata\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">Wikidata<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><span class=\"external\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wikidata.org\/wiki\/Q106421389\" class=\"extiw wiki-link\" title=\"wikidata:Q106421389\" target=\"_new\">Q106421389<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Catalogue_of_Life\" title=\"Catalogue of Life\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">CoL<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.catalogueoflife.org\/data\/taxon\/4YFB4\" target=\"_new\">4YFB4<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Global_Biodiversity_Information_Facility\" title=\"Global Biodiversity Information Facility\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">GBIF<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gbif.org\/species\/2383810\" target=\"_new\">2383810<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Interim_Register_of_Marine_and_Nonmarine_Genera\" title=\"Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">IRMNG<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irmng.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=10575922\" target=\"_new\">10575922<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Integrated_Taxonomic_Information_System\" title=\"Integrated Taxonomic Information System\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">ITIS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.itis.gov\/servlet\/SingleRpt\/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=170650\" target=\"_new\">170650<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/World_Register_of_Marine_Species\" title=\"World Register of Marine Species\" target=\"_new\" class=\"wiki-link\">WoRMS<\/a>: <span class=\"uid\"><a rel=\"external_link\" class=\"external text\" href=\"https:\/\/www.marinespecies.org\/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=305270\" target=\"_new\">305270<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/li><\/ul>\n<\/div><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n<!-- \nNewPP limit report\nParsed by mw\u2010web.codfw.canary\u2010849c79bccb\u2010wp5bl\nCached time: 20260602074515\nCache expiry: 2592000\nCache expiry source: Module:Cite_IUCN (os.date(%Y))\nReduced expiry: false\nComplications: [vary\u2010revision\u2010sha1, 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