Oxycheilinus

Updated on Dec 25, 2024

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Labridae		Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Rank Genus

Similar Epibulus, Hologymnosus, Stethojulis, Oxycheilinus bimaculatus, Hemigymnus

Oxycheilinus bimaculatus gfp

Oxycheilinus is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

Oxycheilinus arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Speckled maori wrasse)

Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Two-spot maori wrasse)

Oxycheilinus celebicus (Bleeker, 1853) (Celebes maori wrasse)

Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacépède, 1801) (Cheek-lined maori wrasse)

Oxycheilinus lineatus J. E. Randall, Westneat & M. F. Gomon, 2003

Oxycheilinus mentalis (Rüppell, 1828) (Mental maori wrasse)

Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus J. E. Randall, Westneat & M. F. Gomon, 2003 (Black-margin maori wrasse)

Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther, 1862) (Oriental maori wrasse)

Oxycheilinus samurai Y. Fukui, Muto & Motomura, 2016

Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets, 1877) (Ringtail maori wrasse)

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