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Snooty Wrasse (Cheilinus oxycephalus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Cheilinus oxycephalus

Bleeker, 1853

Snooty Wrasse

Also known as: Maori Wrasse, Plain-Faced Maori Wrasse, Point-Head Maori, Pointed Head Maori Wrasse, Pointed-Head Wrasse, Point-Head Maori Wrasse

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

0–40 m

Max size

17 cm

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Eupercaria incertae sedis

Family

Labridae

Where to find it

occasional

Comoros

rare

Kenya

Other species in Labridae

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Speckled Maori Wrasse (Oxycheilinus arenatus)

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Flame Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus jordani)

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Flame Wrasse

Deepwater Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus)

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

Deepwater Wrasse

Bumphead Parrotfish (Scarus perrico)

Scarus perrico

Bumphead Parrotfish

King Parrotfish (Scarus flavipectoralis)

Scarus flavipectoralis

King Parrotfish

Four-Lined Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia)

Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia

Four-Lined Wrasse

Brown Wrasse (Labrus merula)

Labrus merula

Brown Wrasse

Image: © Jean-Paul Boerekamps (CC0) · iNaturalist (CC0) · source