Oxycheilinus

Classification

Genus: Oxycheilinus

Description

Oxycheilinus is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

Oxycheilinus arenatus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Speckled maori wrasse)
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840) (Two-spot maori wrasse)
Oxycheilinus celebicus (Bleeker, 1853) (Celebes maori wrasse)
Oxycheilinus digramma (Lacépède, 1801) (Cheek-lined maori wrasse)
Oxycheilinus lineatus J. E. Randall, Westneat & M. F. Gomon, 2003
Oxycheilinus mentalis (Rüppell, 1828) (Mental maori wrasse)
Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus J. E. Randall, Westneat & M. F. Gomon, 2003 (Black-margin maori wrasse)
Oxycheilinus orientalis (Günther, 1862) (Oriental maori wrasse)
Oxycheilinus samurai Y. Fukui, Muto & Motomura, 2016
Oxycheilinus unifasciatus (Streets, 1877) (Ringtail maori wrasse)

Species