Cheilininae
| Cheilininae | |
|---|---|
| Tripletail wrasse (Cheilinus trilobatus) | |
| Humphead wrasse (Crassilabrus undulatus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Cheilininae Bleeker, 1862 |
| Genera | |
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The cheiline wrasses or flasherwrasses are saltwater fish of the subfamily Cheilininae, a subgroup of the wrasse family (Labridae). They are distributed throughout the Pacific and Indian Oceans, as well as the Red Sea.