Dumaguete, Philippines
Komodo, Indonesia
Celebes Wrasse
Oxycheilinus celebicus
Celebes Wrasse
Also known as: Slender Maori Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Oxycheilinus celebicus
Size: Up to 9 in. (24 cm)
Depth: 10-100 ft. (3-30 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, New Caledonia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Cheilininae (Subfamily)
└Oxycheilinus (Genus)
└O. celebicus (Species)
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