Oxycheilinus is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.[2]

Oxycheilinus
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Oxycheilinus
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Cheilinus arenatus
Valenciennes, 1840[1]

Species

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There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus:

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Oxycheilinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Oxycheilinus". FishBase. October 2016 version.
  3. ^ Fukui, Y., Muto, N. & Motomura, H. (2016): A new species of labrid fish Oxycheilinus samurai from the western Pacific Ocean. Ichthyological Research, 64 (2): 212-220.