Scientific Name	Oxycheilinus arenatus   Pronounce			by: ©Randall, John E.
Author	(Valenciennes, 1840)	Depth	25 - 46M
Chinese	斑點尖唇魚	Poisonous Fish	No
Family_Chinese	隆頭魚科	Economic Fish	Yes
Family	F412　Labridae	Edible Fish	Yes	Chinese In Mainland China	砂尖唇魚
Max Length	19 cm	Aquarium Fish	Yes	Common Name	斑點龍、汕散仔、闊嘴郎、斑點鸚鯛、紅四齒(臺東)
Distribution in World	India Ocean to Pacific Ocean	Distribution in Taiwan	East、North East、LanI Is.、Greeb IS.
Habitats	Coral、Coastal	Holotype Locality	Réunion I.
Synonyms	Cheilinus arenatus, Cheilinus notophthalmus, Oxycheilinus mentalis, Oxycheilinus notophthalmus
Reference	Westneat, M.W., 2001. Labridae. Wrasses, hogfishes, razorfishes, corises, tuskfishes.. p. 3381-3467. In K.E. Carpenter and V. Niem (eds.) FAO species identification guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of the Western Central Pacific. Vo  Cuvier, G. etc. 1839 Carpenter, K. E. etc. 2001
Specimen List	FRIP21091. NMMBP08526.
Common Name	Thin-line maori wrasse; Arenatus wrasse; Speckled maori wrasse
Redlist Status	Not in IUCN Redlist
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