abudjubbe
Cheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell, 1835
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.
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Open encyclopedia reference
Cheilinus abudjubbe, the Abudjubbe wrasse, is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the western Indian Ocean and the Red Sea. This species was formally described by Eduard Rüppell in 1835, no type locality was given but it is thought to have been Jeddah. This taxon is regarded as a synonym of the tripletail wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus) by some authorities.
Wikipedia contributors, Cheilinus abudjubbe; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T02:35:34.045917+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell, 1835
- Name authority
- Rüppell, 1835
- Common name
- abudjubbe
- 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 abudjubbe Rüppell, 1835
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 |
|---|---|---|
| floral wrasseCheilinus chlorourus (Bloch, 1791) | 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 |
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.
- Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835). Neue Wirbelthiere zu der Fauna von Abyssinien gehörig Fische des Rothen Meeres. Siegmund Schmerber, Frankfurt Am Main, i–ii + 1–148, Pls. 1–33. [1835:1–28, Pls. 1–7; 1836:29–52, Pls. 8–14; 1837:53–80, Pls. 15–21; 1838:81–148, Pls. 22–33.]. [For dates see Sawyer 1952 [ref. 13582].]. 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.
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:TRRH. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.