Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

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) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family) Wrasses
      └Cheilininae (Subfamily)
       └Oxycheilinus (Genus)
        └O. celebicus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 277995🔗
iNaturalist ID: 108075🔗

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