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

(See list of species below)


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7 species (see list below)

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Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 21.8 cm SL
Cheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell, 1835

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Cheilinus abudjubbe
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Cheilinus chlorourus
[Floral wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 40 cm SL
Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Cheilinus fasciatus
[Redbreasted wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 50 cm TL
Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål, 1775)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Cheilinus lunulatus
[Broomtail wrasse]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 17 cm TL
Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Cheilinus oxycephalus
[Snooty wrasse]

Photo by Greenfield, J.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Cheilinus trilobatus
[Tripletail wrasse]

Photo by Honeycutt, K.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 229 cm SL
Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835

Photo by Honeycutt, K.
 
Cheilinus undulatus
[Humphead wrasse]
7 Species of Family Labridae with Genus Cheilinus
(Wrasses)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1835 Cheilinus abudjubbe Western Indian Ocean 21.8 SL
1791 Cheilinus chlorourus Floral wrasse Indo-Pacific 45 TL
1791 Cheilinus fasciatus Redbreasted wrasse Indo-Pacific 40 SL
1775 Cheilinus lunulatus Broomtail wrasse Western Indian Ocean 50 TL
1853 Cheilinus oxycephalus Snooty wrasse Indo-Pacific 17 TL
1801 Cheilinus trilobatus Tripletail wrasse Indo-Pacific 45 TL
1835 Cheilinus undulatus Humphead wrasse Indo-Pacific 229 SL



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