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redbreasted wrasse

Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)

Source-backed taxonomic record

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.

Identity & source status

Scientific name
Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)
Name authority
(Bloch, 1791)
Common name
redbreasted 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.

  1. domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
  2. kingdomAnimalia
  3. phylumChordata
  4. subphylumVertebrata
  5. infraphylumGnathostomata
  6. parvphylumOsteichthyes
  7. gigaclassActinopterygii
  8. superclassActinopteri
  9. classTeleostei
  10. familyLabridae Cuvier, 1816
  11. subfamilyCheilininae Bleeker, 1862
  12. genusCheilinus Lacepède, 1801
  13. speciesCheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)

Close classified relatives

These entries share the source’s genus, Cheilinus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.

SpeciesClassificationSource status
floral wrasseCheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791)LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
abudjubbeCheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell, 1835LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
snooty wrasseCheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
humphead wrasseCheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied
tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus Lacepède, 1801LabridaeChordataAccepted speciesExtinction status not supplied

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Names & synonyms

Names explicitly linked to this accepted taxon in the source. Synonymy can change with revision.

Recorded nameSource status
Sparus fasciatus Bloch, 1791 Bloch, 1791synonym
Cheilinus fasciatus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791) (Bloch, 1791)synonym
Labrus enneacanthus Lacepède, 1801 Lacepède, 1801synonym
Sparus bandatus Perry, 1810 Perry, 1810synonym
Cheilenus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791) (Bloch, 1791)synonym
Concholabrus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791) (Bloch, 1791)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.

  1. https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218940 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:5Y3GD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.