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Six-line Wrasse

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

Classification

Family
Labridae

The six-line wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae which has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution. This species is associated with coral reefs and can be found in the aquarium trade. Taxonomy This species was first formally described as Cheilinus hexataenia in 1857 by the Dutch ichthyologist Pieter Bleeker (1819-1878) with the type locality given as Ambon in the Moluccas.

Distribution

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