Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Cheilininae
Genus: Oxycheilinus

(See list of species below)

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9 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Oxycheilinus arenatus
[Speckled maori wrasse]

Photo by Bailly, N.

Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
[Two-spot wrasse]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Oxycheilinus celebicus
[Celebes wrasse]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Oxycheilinus digramma
[Cheeklined wrasse]

No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 16.0 cm SL

Oxycheilinus lineatus
[]

Photo by Kochzius, M.

Oxycheilinus mentalis
[Mental wrasse]

No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 11.3 cm SL

Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus
[Blackmargin maori wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Oxycheilinus orientalis
[Oriental maori wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
[Ringtail maori wrasse]

9 Species of Family Labridae with Genus Oxycheilinus
(Wrasses)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1840	Oxycheilinus arenatus	Speckled maori wrasse	Indo-Pacific	21 TL
1840	Oxycheilinus bimaculatus	Two-spot wrasse	Indo-Pacific	15 TL
1853	Oxycheilinus celebicus	Celebes wrasse	Western Pacific	24 TL
1801	Oxycheilinus digramma	Cheeklined wrasse	Indo-Pacific	40 SL
2003	Oxycheilinus lineatus		Eastern Central Pacific	16.0 SL
1828	Oxycheilinus mentalis	Mental wrasse	Western Indian Ocean	20 TL
2003	Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus	Blackmargin maori wrasse	Southwest Pacific	11.3 SL
1862	Oxycheilinus orientalis	Oriental maori wrasse	Indo-West Pacific	20 TL
1877	Oxycheilinus unifasciatus	Ringtail maori wrasse	Eastern Indian Ocean and	46 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: ActinopterygiiOrder: PerciformesFamily: Labridae WrassesSubfamily: CheilininaeGenus: Oxycheilinus(See list of species below)

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Cheilininae
Genus: Oxycheilinus

(See list of species below)