Dorsal spines: 9; Dorsal rays: 10-11; Anal spines: 3; Anal rays: 8. Relatively small wrasse. Mouth terminal or lower jaw slightly projecting. Females have a rounded caudal fin while males have a rhomboid caudal fin, with Colour: Males are reddish to greenish-brown with irregular brownish bars along the side, a large reddish patch above the pectoral fin, and a blue spot Maturity: Unknown. Max length: 15.0 cm TL. This species is not protected or subject to fishery regulations. It is not subject to the artisanal fishery. Photographed off Northwest Mahé, Seychelles. Bray, D.J. (2020). Oxycheilinus bimaculatus in Fishes of Australia, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/261 (26/09/22).
English Name: Two-spot wrasse
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French Name: Labre à queue de comète
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC)
Description:
central rays longest, and dorsal-most caudal-fin ray elongated into a short filament.
at the front of the dorsal fin. Females are brown to reddish-brown with pale and dark flecks and blotches, and indistinct fine white bars along the side.
Juveniles have a broad, dark mid-lateral stripe that breaks into dark blotches in adults, the largest above the pectoral-fin tip.
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References:
Cheilinus bimaculatus Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1840, Hist. Nat. Poiss. 14: 96. Type locality: Hawaiian Islands.
Froese, R. & D. Pauly. (Eds.) (2022). FishBase. https://www.fishbase.se/summary/oxycheilinus-bimaculatus (25/09/22).
Mason-Parker, C. et al. (2021). Oxycheilinus bimaculatus in Reef Fishes of Seychelles. John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd, UK.
McGrouther, M. (2021). Little Maori Wrasse, Oxycheilinus bimaculatus. https://australian.museum/learn/animals/fishes/little-maori-wrasse-oxycheilinus-bimaculatus/ (26/09/22).
To, A. et al. (2010). Oxycheilinus bimaculatus. The IUCN Red List 2010: https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187523A8557703.en. (25/09/22).
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Scientific Name: Oxycheilinus bimaculatus