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Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857)

Sixline wrasse
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Kiribati country information

Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Specimens from Line Islands have stomach and gut contents of shrimps and foraminifera, Museum: Line Is.: Tabaueran (Fanning I.), BPBM 7560. Palmyra, ANSP 787782; BPBM 4683, 14162; CAS 203994, 204025. Phoenix Is., BMNH 1866.12.27.13, NMW 28375 (synthypes of P. psittaculus). Canton Atoll, ANSP 137710; CAS 40460. Gilbert Is.: Onotoa Atoll, BPBM 15340; Abaiang Atoll, AMS I.8050-032 (Ref. 33410).
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/kr.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/Kiribati/kiribati.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E., 1999
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Six-lined wrasse, Labre sik-lignes, Ulugsuy, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) > Labridae (Wrasses) > Cheilininae
Etymology: Pseudocheilinus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek, cheilos = lip (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 35 m (Ref. 90102), usually 4 - 35 m (Ref. 27115).   Tropical; 24°C - 28°C (Ref. 27115); 32°N - 36°S, 24°E - 136°W

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