Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Labriformes

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii Infraclassis: Teleostei Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai Supercohors: Clupeocephala Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha Subcohors: Neoteleostei Infracohors: Eurypterygia Sectio: Ctenosquamata Subsectio: Acanthomorphata Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae Series: Eupercaria Ordo: Labriformes

Familia: Labridae
Genus: Oxycheilinus
Species: Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus

Name

Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus Randall, {{|Mark W. Westneat|Westneat}} & Gomon, 2003

Holotype: BPBM 33686. [Paratypes: BPBM 33693 (1), 37942 (1); CAS 216844 (1); NMV A8578 (3), A11834 (1); NSMT-P65066 (1); USNM 371349 (1)].

Type locality: Chesterfield Bank, southeast end of lagoon, Coral Sea, 19°53.5'S, 158°28.2'E, depth 10 meters.

References

• Randall, J.E., M.W. Westneat & M.F. Gomon 2003: Two new labrid fishes of the genus Oxycheilinus from the South Pacific. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 54 (20): 361–370, 1 Pl.
• Parenti, P. & J.E. Randall 2000: An annotated checklist of the species of the Labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyological Bulletin of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology, 68: 1–97.
• Oxycheilinus nigromarginatus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Wrasse