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Maori wrasses and allies
Cheilininae
The cheiline wrasses or flasherwrasses are saltwater fish of the subfamily Cheilininae, a subgroup of the wrasse family (Labridae). They are distributed throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as the Red Sea.
5 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first · about 24 known species
Cheilinus
genusCheilinus
Maori Wrasses
genusOxycheilinus
Epibulus
genusEpibulus
Redbreasted wrasses
genusConcholabrus
Wetmorella
genusWetmorella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 788580.