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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Ophthalmolepis Bleeker, 1862 |
| Species: | O. lineolata |
| Binomial name | |
| Ophthalmolepis lineolata (Valenciennes, 1839) | |
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Ophthalmolepis lineolata, the southern Maori wrasse, is a species of wrasse endemic to the Indian Ocean coastal waters of Australia. This species has been found at a minimum depth of 60 m (200 ft). This species grows to 40 cm (16 in) in total length. This species is the only known member of its genus.
References
- Russell, B.; Fairclough, D.; Pollard, D. (2010). "Ophthalmolepis lineolata". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187409A8527955. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187409A8527955.en. Retrieved 19 November 2021.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Ophthalmolepis lineolata". FishBase. August 2013 version.
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| Ophthalmolepis lineolata |
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