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''Oxycheilinus'' is a
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of
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in the
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Labridae found in the
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and
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.


Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: * '' Oxycheilinus arenatus'' (
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1840)
(Speckled maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus bimaculatus'' (
Valenciennes Valenciennes (, also , , ; nl, label=also Dutch, Valencijn; pcd, Valincyinnes or ; la, Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France. It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a s ...
, 1840)
(Two-spot maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus celebicus'' (
Bleeker Bleeker is a Dutch occupational surname. Bleeker is an old spelling of ''(linnen)bleker'' ("linen bleacher").Oxycheilinus digramma'' ( Lacépède, 1801) (Cheek-lined maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus lineatus'' J. E. Randall, Westneat & M. F. Gomon, 2003 * '' Oxycheilinus mentalis'' ( Rüppell, 1828) (Mental maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus'' J. E. Randall, Westneat & M. F. Gomon, 2003 (Black-margin maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus orientalis'' ( Günther, 1862) (Oriental maori wrasse) * '' Oxycheilinus samurai'' Y. Fukui, Muto & Motomura, 2016 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.''
* '' Oxycheilinus unifasciatus'' (
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, 1877)
(Ringtail maori wrasse)


References

Labridae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill {{Labridae-stub