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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Cheilininae
Genus: Oxycheilinus

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10 species (see list below)
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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 21 cm TL
Oxycheilinus arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Oxycheilinus arenatus
[Speckled maori wrasse]

Photo by Cox, C.D.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 16.4 cm TL
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

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Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
[Two-spot wrasse]

Photo by Patzner, R.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 24 cm TL
Oxycheilinus celebicus (Bleeker, 1853)

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Oxycheilinus celebicus
[Celebes wrasse]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacepède, 1801)

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Oxycheilinus digramma
[Cheeklined wrasse]
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Max. Length 16.0 cm SL
 
Oxycheilinus lineatus
[]

Photo by Kochzius, M.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Oxycheilinus mentalis (Rüppell, 1828)

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Oxycheilinus mentalis
[Mental wrasse]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.3 cm SL
 
Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus
[Blackmargin maori wrasse]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther, 1862)

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Oxycheilinus orientalis
[Oriental maori wrasse]

Photo by Motomura, H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.9 cm SL
Oxycheilinus samurai Fukui, Muto & Motomura, 2016

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Oxycheilinus samurai
[Black-tip Maori-wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Indian Ocean and
Max. Length 46 cm TL
Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets, 1877)

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Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
[Ringtail maori wrasse]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Oxycheilinus arenatus Speckled maori wrasse Indo-Pacific 21 TL 1840
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus Two-spot wrasse Indo-Pacific 16.4 TL 1840
Oxycheilinus celebicus Celebes wrasse Western Pacific 24 TL 1853
Oxycheilinus digramma Cheeklined wrasse Indo-Pacific 40 SL 1801
Oxycheilinus lineatus Eastern Central Pacific 16.0 SL 2003
Oxycheilinus mentalis Mental wrasse Western Indian Ocean 20 TL 1828
Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus Blackmargin maori wrasse Southwest Pacific 11.3 SL 2003
Oxycheilinus orientalis Oriental maori wrasse Indo-West Pacific 20 TL 1862
Oxycheilinus samurai Black-tip Maori-wrasse Western Pacific 9.9 SL 2016
Oxycheilinus unifasciatus Ringtail maori wrasse Eastern Indian Ocean and 46 TL 1877



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