Oxycheilinus bimaculatus

Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
At Lembeh, Indonesia
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Oxycheilinus
Species:	O. bimaculatus
Binomial name
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus Valenciennes, 1840
Synonyms[2]
Cheilinus bimaculatus Valenciennes, 1840 Cheillio bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840)

Oxycheilinus bimaculatus, the two-spot wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the Indo-Pacific.

Common names

The species is known under a variety of common English names including two-spot wrasse, comettailed wrasse, doublespot wrasse, and little Maori wrasse.[3]

Description

The two-spot wrasse reaches lengths of about 14 cm (5.5 in). Its body colouration varies from brown to yellow or green in spots or streaks. There is a small dark spot located behind each eye.[4]

Distribution and habitat

The two-spot wrasse inhabits tropical and sub-tropical coastal waters in the Indo-Pacific from East Africa to Hawai'i, southern Japan, and Vanuatu,[4] at depths of 2–110 m (7–361 ft).[1] The species has a benthic or bentho-pelagic habitat and frequents the outer slopes of reefs as well as lagoons and seagrass beds.[4] It appears to be common in Hawai'ian and Japanese waters, but more rare off Africa and in French Polynesia.[1]

Gallery

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  Courtship
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  Juvenile
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  Males fighting
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  Male
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  Male with bluestreak cleaner wrasse
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  Male changing colours
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  Sleeping

References

1. To, A.; Liu, M.; Rocha, L.; Craig, M. (2010). "Oxycheilinus bimaculatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2010: e.T187523A8557703. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187523A8557703.en. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
2. Froese, R. and D. Pauly (2025). "Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
3. "Oxycheilinus bimaculatus (Valenciennes, 1840)". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Oxycheilinus bimaculatus". FishBase. January 2025 version.