BrackishSaltwater
Cheeklined wrasse
Oxycheilinus digramma
Labridae, Cheilininae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 40 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,464 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in American Samoa, Australia, China, Cook Islands, Egypt, Fiji, France, India, and 27 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found solitary in lagoon and sheltered seaward reefs in coral rich areas. Possibly to 120 m depths. Young is more inshore on sheltered reef crests or slopes, usually amongst soft corals or stinging hydrozoans. Feeds on hard-shelled mollusks, crustaceans, and sea urchins. The species is observed to swim with a group of goatfish and change its color to resemble these fish, it then darts out from the group to catch small fish. This species curiously approaches divers closely.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Cheilinus coccineus
- Cheilinus commersoni
- Cheilinus commersonii
- Cheilinus diagramma
- Cheilinus diagrammus
- Cheilinus digramma
In other languages
- Bandcheek wrasse, Cheek-lined Maori wrasse, Cheek-lined wrasse, Cheeklined maori, Cheeklined Maori wrasse, Scribbled wrasse, Violet-lined wrasse, Violetline maori wrasse, Wrasse
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.