Eight-lined Wrasse
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
- Usual depth9–24 m
- Water temperature24–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and April
- How commonCommon
About this species
The eight-lined wrasse is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae, which is native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It occurs on coral reefs at depths from 2 to 50 m, preferring to shelter in niches and caves. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 115 records
- February: 557 records
- March: 1,304 records
- April: 1,537 records
- May: 613 records
- June: 488 records
- July: 381 records
- August: 571 records
- September: 603 records
- October: 407 records
- November: 95 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 9–24 m · Deepest record: 30.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 24–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Eight-lined Wrasse, Eightlined Wrasse, Eightline Pigmy Wrasse, Eight-lined wrasse, Eight-line Wrasse, Eightline Wrasse, Eightstripe Wrasse
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Achtlinien-Zwerglippfisch
- French
- Labre pygmée à huit lignes
- Japanese
- Yasuji-nisemochino-uo, Yasujinisemochinouo, ヤスジニセモチノウオ
- Simplified Chinese
- 八带拟唇鱼, 八帶擬唇魚, 八帶龍, 條紋擬鸚鯛, 汕冷仔
Other scientific names: Pseudocheilinus margaretae
Similar species
PyjamaPseudocheilinus hexataenia
Disappearing wrassePseudocheilinus evanidus
Tripletail wrasseCheilinus trilobatus
Blunt-head ParrotfishChlorurus microrhinos
bullethead parrotfishChlorurus sordidus
Clown wrasseCoris aygula
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 7,335 open-data records from 1951 to 2021.
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