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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Cheilininae
Genus: Cheilinus

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Male	Female	Juvenile
No picture found Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 21.8 cm SL Cheilinus abudjubbe	No picture found Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 21.8 cm SL Cheilinus abudjubbe	No picture found Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 21.8 cm SL Cheilinus abudjubbe
Photo by Randall, J.E. Indo-Pacific Max. Length 45 cm TL Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791) ♂ Photo by Randall, J.E. Cheilinus chlorourus [Floral wrasse]	No picture found Indo-Pacific Max. Length 45 cm TL Cheilinus chlorourus [Floral wrasse]	Photo by Randall, J.E. Indo-Pacific Max. Length 45 cm TL Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791) Photo by Randall, J.E. Cheilinus chlorourus [Floral wrasse]
Photo by Randall, J.E. Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 50 cm TL Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål, 1775) ♂ Photo by Randall, J.E. Cheilinus lunulatus [Broomtail wrasse]	No picture found Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 50 cm TL Cheilinus lunulatus [Broomtail wrasse]	Photo by Randall, J.E. Western Indian Ocean Max. Length 50 cm TL Cheilinus lunulatus (Forsskål, 1775) Photo by Randall, J.E. Cheilinus lunulatus [Broomtail wrasse]
No picture found Indo-Pacific Max. Length 17 cm TL Cheilinus oxycephalus [Red Maori Wrasse]	No picture found Indo-Pacific Max. Length 17 cm TL Cheilinus oxycephalus [Red Maori Wrasse]	Photo by Randall, J.E. Indo-Pacific Max. Length 17 cm TL Cheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853 Photo by Randall, J.E. Cheilinus oxycephalus [Red Maori Wrasse]
Photo by Greenfield, J. Indo-Pacific Max. Length 45 cm TL Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801 ♂ Photo by Greenfield, J. Cheilinus trilobatus [Tripletail wrasse]	Photo by Greenfield, J. Indo-Pacific Max. Length 45 cm TL Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801 ♀ Photo by Greenfield, J. Cheilinus trilobatus [Tripletail wrasse]	Photo by Greenfield, J. Indo-Pacific Max. Length 45 cm TL Cheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801 Photo by Greenfield, J. Cheilinus trilobatus [Tripletail wrasse]
Photo by Honeycutt, K. Indo-Pacific Max. Length 229 cm SL Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 ♂ Photo by Honeycutt, K. Cheilinus undulatus [Humphead wrasse]	Photo by Honeycutt, K. Indo-Pacific Max. Length 229 cm SL Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 ♀ Photo by Honeycutt, K. Cheilinus undulatus [Humphead wrasse]	Photo by Honeycutt, K. Indo-Pacific Max. Length 229 cm SL Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 Photo by Honeycutt, K. Cheilinus undulatus [Humphead wrasse]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Cheilinus abudjubbe		Western Indian Ocean	21.8 SL	1835
Cheilinus chlorourus	Floral wrasse	Indo-Pacific	45 TL	1791
Cheilinus lunulatus	Broomtail wrasse	Western Indian Ocean	50 TL	1775
Cheilinus oxycephalus	Red Maori Wrasse	Indo-Pacific	17 TL	1853
Cheilinus trilobatus	Tripletail wrasse	Indo-Pacific	45 TL	1801
Cheilinus undulatus	Humphead wrasse	Indo-Pacific	229 SL	1835

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: TeleosteiOrder: Eupercaria/miscFamily: Labridae WrassesSubfamily: CheilininaeGenus: Cheilinus

Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Cheilininae
Genus: Cheilinus