humphead wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus 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.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Cheilinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835
- Name authority
- Rüppell, 1835
- Common name
- humphead 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 undulatus 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 |
| abudjubbeCheilinus abudjubbe Rüppell, 1835 | LabridaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| snooty wrasseCheilinus oxycephalus Bleeker, 1853 | 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 |
|---|---|
| Chelinus godeffroyi Günther, 1872 Günther, 1872 | synonym |
| Cheilinus godeffroyi Günther, 1872 Günther, 1872 | synonym |
| Cheilinus mertensii Valenciennes, 1840 Valenciennes, 1840 | synonym |
| Chilinus godeffroyi Günther, 1872 Günther, 1872 | synonym |
| Chelinus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 Rüppell, 1835 | synonym |
| Chelinus mertensii Valenciennes, 1840 Valenciennes, 1840 | synonym |
| Chelinus rostratus Cartier, 1874 Cartier, 1874 | synonym |
| Cheilenus undulatus Rüppell, 1835 Rüppell, 1835 | synonym |
| Cheilinus rostratus Cartier, 1874 Cartier, 1874 | synonym |
| Cheilinus undulates Rüppell, 1835 Rüppell, 1835 | synonym |
| Crassilabrus undulatus (Rüppell, 1835) (Rüppell, 1835) | 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.
- Rüppell, W. P. E. S. (1835). Neuer Nachtrag von Beschreibungen und Abbildungen neuer Fische, im Nil entdeckt. Museum Senckenbergianum. Abhandlungen Aus Dem Gebiete Der Beschreibenden Naturgeschichte, von Mitgliedern Der Senckenbergischen Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt Am Main, 2. 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:TRTD. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.