Oxycheilinus bimaculatus

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Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
Two-spot wrasse (Oxycheilinus bimaculatus) (40503188721).jpg
At Lembeh, Indonesia
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Oxycheilinus
Species:
O. bimaculatus
Binomial name
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
Synonyms [2]
  • Cheilinus bimaculatus Valenciennes, 1840
  • Cheillio bimaculatus(Valenciennes, 1840)

Oxycheilinus bimaculatus, the two-spot wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific.

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Common names

The species is known under a variety of common English names including two-spot wrasse, comettailed wrasse, doublespot wrasse, and little Maori wrasse. [3]

Description

The two-spot wrasse reaches lengths of about 14 cm (5.5 in). Its body colouration varies from brown to yellow or green in spots or streaks. There is a small dark spot located behind each eye. [4]

Distribution and habitat

The two-spot wrasse inhabits tropical and sub-tropical coastal waters in the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to Hawaiʻi, southern Japan, and Vanuatu, [4] at depths of 2–110 m (7–361 ft). [1] The species has a benthic or bentho-pelagic habitat and frequents the outer slopes of reefs as well as lagoons and seagrass beds. [4] It appears to be common in Hawaiʻian and Japanese waters, but more rare off Africa and in French Polynesia. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 To, A.; Liu, M.; Rocha, L.; Craig, M. (2010). "Oxycheilinus bimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2010 e.T187523A8557703. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187523A8557703.en . Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly (2025). "Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  3. "Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840)". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxycheilinus bimaculatus". FishBase . January 2025 version.