Cheilinus

Cheilinus Temporal range: 87–0Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Late Cretaceous to Present[1]
Humphead wrasse (C. undulatus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Cheilinus Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Cheilinus trilobatus Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms
Crassilabrus Swainson, 1839 Thalliurus Swainson, 1839 Urichthys Swainson, 1839

Cheilinus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.^[2]

Species

The seven currently recognized species in this genus are:^[2]

• Cheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell, 1835
• Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791) (floral wrasse)
• Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791) (red-breasted wrasse)
• Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål, 1775) (broomtail wrasse)
• Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853 (snooty wrasse)
• Cheilinus trilobatus Lacépède, 1801 (tripletail wrasse)

A Cheilinus trilobatus.

• Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 (humphead wrasse)

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