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Cheilinus
Genus of fishes
01Species
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 |
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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Images, from Wikimedia Commons:
- Lábrido rojo rayado (Cheilinus quinquecinctus), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-17, DD 132.jpg by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0
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