Slingjaw wrasse

The slingjaw wrasse, Epibulus insidiator, is a Labridae best known for its remarkable degree of jaw protrusion.

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Terminal phase Slingjaw Wrasse have a white head, with a dark line through the eye extending onto the body. The body is dark with the exception of an orange region below the dorsal fin. More

The slingjaw wrasse, Epibulus insidiator, is a Labridae best known for its remarkable degree of jaw protrusion. Notes - 1. ^ "Epibulus insidiator". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. More

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Holy Slingjaw Wrasse and the power of twitter OK I am now a bit blown away by twitter. Last week I posted a tiny teeny itsy bitty entry on twitter: "Peter Wainwright showed this crazy slingjaw wrasse video in our class at#UCDavis yesterday:http://tinyurl. More

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The Slingjaw Wrasse (Epibulus insidiator) - The fastest jaw in the west (Pacific)! - One thing that initially attracted me to the marine aquarium hobby was the diversity of fish species available. More

Slingjaw wrasse (Epibulus insidiator), close-up of eye = Caption: Great Barrier Reef, Australia Creative image #: 200265855-001 License type: Rights-managed Photographer: More

In recent years, several Slingjaw Wrasses have appeared at Hanauma Bay, O`ahu, and also around Lana`i. At Hanauma at least one terminal phase male and one initial phase fish appear to be resident. Full grown adults attain about 12 in. Indo-Pacific. More

Slingjaw Wrasse, This typical-looking fish stores a prey-catching device in its gill area. When the need to reach for food approaches, its jaw will sling forward forming a tube. Suction helps ensnare its meal. More

Rare footage of a slingjaw wrasse’s bizarre eating habits has become an internet hit. More

The Slingjaw Wrasse is named for its unique ability of extending or slinging its specialized jaw forward to suck in its prey. This is not an aggressive fish, but it will predate on small fish and inverts. More

Slingjaw Wrasses do best on a diet of small meaty frozen foods like brine shrimp, mysis shrimp, and plankton. More

Slingjaw Wrasse If ever a fish deserved its common name then the Slingjaw Wrasse (Epibulus insidiator) is it. The name slingjaw refers to the fish's ability to really extend its mouth to capture food. More

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Labridae
Genus : Epibulus
Species : Epibulus insidiator
Authority : Pallas, 1770