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Snooty wrasse
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cheilinus
Species: C. oxycephalus
Binomial name
Cheilinus oxycephalus
Bleeker, 1853
Synonyms
  • Cheilinus sanguineus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Cheilinus ketlitzii Valenciennes, 1840
  • Cheilinus calophthalmus Günther, 1867

The snooty wrasse (Cheilinus oxycephalus), also known as the red maori wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is a widespread Indo-Pacific reef fish.

References

  1. To, A.; Liu, M.; Sadovy, Y. (2010). "Cheilinus oxycephalus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187649A8589714. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187649A8589714.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cheilinus oxycephalus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
Taxon identifiers
Cheilinus oxycephalus
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