floral wrasse
Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
The floral wrasse (Cheilinus chlorourus) is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean from the coast of Africa to the Tuamotus and Marquesas. Its range extends as far north as the Ryukyus and south to New Caledonia. It is an inhabitant of reefs in lagoons or coastal waters at depths of from 1 to 30 m (3.3 to 98.4 ft). This species can reach 45 cm (18 in) in total length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade.
Wikipedia contributors, Floral wrasse; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T03:33:03.953712+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)
- Name authority
- (Bloch, 1791)
- Common name
- floral wrasse
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Cheilinus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
- subfamilyCheilininae Bleeker, 1862
- genusCheilinus Lacepède, 1801
- speciesCheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Cheilinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| abudjubbeCheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell, 1835 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| snooty wrasseCheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| humphead wrasseCheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| redbreasted wrasseCheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791) | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Names & synonyms
Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.
| Recorded name | Source status |
|---|---|
| Sparus chlorourus Bloch, 1791 Bloch, 1791 | synonym |
| Cheilenus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791) (Bloch, 1791) | synonym |
| Cheilinus chlorouros (Bloch, 1791) (Bloch, 1791) | synonym |
| Cheilinus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791) (Bloch, 1791) | synonym |
| Cheilinus guttatus Bleeker, 1847 Bleeker, 1847 | synonym |
| Cheilinus punctulatus Valenciennes, 1840 Valenciennes, 1840 | synonym |
| Thalliurus chlororus (Bloch, 1791) (Bloch, 1791) | synonym |
| Thalliurus chlorurus (Bloch, 1791) (Bloch, 1791) | synonym |
| Cheilinus blochii Valenciennes, 1840 Valenciennes, 1840 | synonym |
| Cheilinus chlororus (Bloch, 1791) (Bloch, 1791) | synonym |
| Cheilinus decacanthus Bleeker, 1851 Bleeker, 1851 | synonym |
| Cheilinus punctatus Bennett, 1832 Bennett, 1832 | synonym |
| Crenilabrus blochii Swainson, 1839 Swainson, 1839 | synonym |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218941 Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:5XRGD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.