Oxycheilinus
| Oxycheilinus | |
|---|---|
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| Oxycheilinus bimaculatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Tribe: | Cheilinini |
| Genus: | T. N. Gill, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Cheilinus arenatus Valenciennes, 1840[1]
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Oxycheilinus is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.[2]
Species
There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Oxycheilinus arenatus
(Valenciennes, 1840) |
Speckled maori wrasse | |
| Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
(Valenciennes, 1840) |
Two-spot maori wrasse | _(40503188091).jpg)
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| Oxycheilinus celebicus
(Bleeker, 1853) |
Celebes maori wrasse | _(26632265118).jpg)
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| Oxycheilinus digramma
(Lacépède, 1801) |
Cheek-lined maori wrasse | .jpg)
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| Oxycheilinus lineatus
J. E. Randall, Westneat & M. F. Gomon, 2003 |
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| Oxycheilinus mentalis
(Rüppell, 1828) |
Mental maori wrasse | 
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| Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus
J. E. Randall, Westneat & M. F. Gomon, 2003 |
Black-margin maori wrasse | |
| Oxycheilinus orientalis
(Günther, 1862) |
Oriental maori wrasse | _(26632264218).jpg)
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| Oxycheilinus samurai
Y. Fukui, Muto & Motomura, 2016 |
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| Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
(Streets, 1877) |
Ringtail maori wrasse | 
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References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Oxycheilinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Oxycheilinus". FishBase. October 2016 version.