Ringtail maori wrasse
Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
- Usual depth5–24 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch, April, and September
- How commonCommon
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 225 records
- February: 436 records
- March: 1,032 records
- April: 1,461 records
- May: 966 records
- June: 756 records
- July: 506 records
- August: 717 records
- September: 1,485 records
- October: 634 records
- November: 33 records
- December: 43 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–24 m · Deepest record: 69 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Ringtail maori wrasse, ringtail wrasse, Rosecolored Wrasse, Tail-band Maori Wrasse, Whiteband Maori Wrasse
Names in 2 more languages
- French
- Labre à anneau blanc
- Japanese
- Hitosuji-mochino-uo, Hitosujimochinouo, ヒトスジモチノウオ
Other scientific names: Cheilenus unifasciatus, Cheilinus unifasciatus, Oxycheilinus unifasciata
Similar species
Twospot wrasseOxycheilinus bimaculatus
bandcheek wrasseOxycheilinus digramma
Oriental maori wrasseOxycheilinus orientalis
- Celebes Maori-wrasse
Oxycheilinus celebicus
- Speckled maori wrasse
Oxycheilinus arenatus
Blue GroperAchoerodus gouldii
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 9,247 open-data records from 1949 to 2023.
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