Location: Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Eupercaria (Order)
└Labridae (Family)
└Cheilinus (Genus)
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