Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Snooty Wrasse
Cheilinus oxycephalus
Snooty Wrasse
Also known as: Red Maori Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Cheilinus oxycephalus
Size: Up to 2.25 ft. (70 cm)  
Depth: 6-120 ft. (2-37 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Australia, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Cheilininae (Subfamily)
       └Cheilinus (Genus)
        └C. oxycephalus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 218947🔗
iNaturalist ID: 97310🔗

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