Cheek-lined Wrasse
Oxycheilinus digramma
Also known as: Bandcheek Wrasse, Cheekline Maori Wrasse, Cheekline Wrasse, Cheek-lined Maori, Cheek-lined Maori Wrasse, Cheek-lined Splendour Wrasse, Line-cheeked Wrasse, Lined-cheek Wrasse, Lined-cheeked Wrasse, Maori Wrasse, Scribbled Wrasse, Thicklip Wrasse, Violetline Maori Wrasse, Violet-lined Maori Wrasse, Violet-lined Wrasse
- Bandcheek Wrasse
- Cheekline Maori Wrasse
- Cheekline Wrasse
- Cheek-lined Maori
- Cheek-lined Maori Wrasse
- Cheek-lined Splendour Wrasse
- Line-cheeked Wrasse
- Lined-cheek Wrasse
- Lined-cheeked Wrasse
- Maori Wrasse
- Scribbled Wrasse
- Thicklip Wrasse
- Violetline Maori Wrasse
- Violet-lined Maori Wrasse
- Violet-lined Wrasse
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Overview
Juveniles have a broad orange to brownish stripe along the middle of the side, with two small dark spots towards its rear. They have been seen living among the tentacles of the mushroom coral Heliofungia actiniformis.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.
- Range · Indo-Pacific
- Exact location · 2
- Country only · 7
Juvenile photos 9
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