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NAPOLEON WRASSE or MAORI WRASSE (Cheilinus undulatus) ©Vassil You can’t really beat the description of this creature from the Census of Marine Life: “Exceeding 6 feet/two meters in length, the Napoleon Wrasse is one of the largest reef fish found in the warm waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. The intricate blue-green design that decorates the face resembles New Zealand Maori war paint, which is the root of its alternative name, the Maori Wrasse. The designs are also unique to each individual, much like fingerprints. A protogynous hermaphrodite, this wrasse can change its sex from female to male.” Other Photos you may enjoy: Flasher Wrasse Psychedelic Wrasse Comet and Panther Grouper Source: http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/strange-sea-animals-2#ixzz1KaXi5XwU

NAPOLEON WRASSE or MAORI WRASSE (Cheilinus undulatus) ©Vassil

You can’t really beat the description of this creature from the Census of Marine Life: “Exceeding 6 feet/two meters in length, the Napoleon Wrasse is one of the largest reef fish found in the warm waters of the Indian and Pacific oceans. The intricate blue-green design that decorates the face resembles New Zealand Maori war paint, which is the root of its alternative name, the Maori Wrasse. The designs are also unique to each individual, much like fingerprints. A protogynous hermaphrodite, this wrasse can change its sex from female to male.”

Other Photos you may enjoy:

Flasher Wrasse

Psychedelic Wrasse

Comet and Panther Grouper


Source: http://www.thedailygreen.com/environmental-news/latest/strange-sea-animals-2#ixzz1KaXi5XwU

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  1. daydreamering reblogged this from rhamphotheca and added:
    Whats funny about this is that it doesn’t resemble Maori designs at all. Also that the Maori dont do warpaint, they...
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  11. clusterpod said: I caught one of these when I was a kid. It was bigger than me, literally! Letting it swim free is one of my happiest memories.
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