Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Eightstripe Wrasse
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
Eightstripe Wrasse
Also known as: Eight-line Wrasse
Category: Wrasses
Scientific Name: Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
Size: 3 to 5 in. (7.5 to 13 cm)  
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Hawaii, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Eupercaria (Order)
     └Labridae (Family)
      └Cirrhilabrinae (Subfamily)
       └Pseudocheilinus (Genus)
        └P. octotaenia (Species)

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