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Flasher Wrasses
Paracheilinus
Paracheilinus is a genus of flasher wrasses, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
21 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 21 known species

Yellowfin Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus flavianalis

Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus carpenteri

Red Sea Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus octotaenia

Blue Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus cyaneus

Filamentous Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus filamentosus

Paine's Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus paineorum

Spot-lined Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus lineopunctatus

Redtail Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus rubricaudalis

Nursalim Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus nursalim

Angular Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus angulatus

McCosker's Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus mccoskeri

Bell's Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus bellae

Renny's Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus rennyae

Amanda's Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus amanda

Diamond-tail Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus attenuatus

Togean Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus togeanensis

Paracheilinus xanthocirritus
speciesParacheilinus xanthocirritus
half-banded flasher wrasse
speciesParacheilinus hemitaeniatus
Mauritius Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus piscilineatus
Alfian's Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus alfiani
Walton's Flasher Wrasse
speciesParacheilinus walton
Where it lives
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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 90687.