Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus)
 Humphead wrasse (Cheilinus undulatus) Photo: Brian Zgliczynski, NOAA |
Status
ESA Candidate Species - throughout its range
ESA Species of Concern - Indo-Pacific-Red Sea to the Tuamotus, north to the Ryukyus, east to Wake Islands, south to New Caledonia, throughout Micronesia, also U.S. territories of Guam and American Samoa
CITES Appendix II - throughout its range
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Scaridae
Genus: Cheilinus
Species: undulatus
Key Documents
(All documents are in PDF format.)
| Title | Federal Register | Date |
|---|---|---|
90-day finding that the petition action may be warranted; status review initiated
|
78 FR 13614 | 02/28/2013 |
| Petition to List as Threatened or Endangered and Designate Critical Habitat | n/a | 10/31/2012 |
| Species of Concern Fact Sheet: Detailed | n/a | 05/11/2009 |
| n/a | 05/17/2007 |
Updated: February 28, 2013
