Cheilinus

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Cheilinus
Fossil range: Early Oligocene to Present[1]
Humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus
Humphead wrasse, Cheilinus undulatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Cheilinus
Lacépède, 1801
Species

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Cheilinus is a genus of wrasses in the family Labridae.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: p.560. 
  • "Cheilinus". FishBase. Ed. Ranier Froese and Daniel Pauly. May 2006 version. N.p.: FishBase, 2006.