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Cheilinus
Temporal range: 87–0 Ma
Late Cretaceous to Present[1]
Cheilinus quinquecinctus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Cheilininae
Genus: Cheilinus
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Cheilinus trilobatus
Lacépède, 1801

Cheilinus is a genus of fish in the family Labridae native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean.[2]

Species

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There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

Species Common name Image
Cheilinus abudjubbe

Rüppell, 1835

Abdujubbes wrasse
Cheilinus chlorourus

(Bloch, 1791)

Floral wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus

(Bloch, 1791)

Red-breasted wrasse
Cheilinus lunulatus

(Forsskål, 1775)

Broom-tail wrasse
Cheilinus oxycephalus

Bleeker, 1853

Snooty wrasse
Cheilinus quinquecinctus

Rüppell, 1835[3]

White-barred wrasse,

Red Sea red-breasted wrasse

Cheilinus trilobatus

Lacépède, 1801

Triple-tail wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus

Rüppell, 1835

Hump-head wrasse

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