Snooty wrasse
Species of fish
| Snooty wrasse | |
|---|---|
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Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1] | |
Scientific 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[2] | |
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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.[2]
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cheilinus oxycephalus". FishBase. August 2019 version.
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