Sealife guideThe six line wrassePseudocheilinus hexataenia
Taxonomy
- Common name: Six line wrasse
- French name: Labre à six bandes
- Scientific name: Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857)
- Family name: Labridae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The six line wrasse is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The six line wrasse appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !

The six line wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) © Ali Altug Kirisoglu | Dreamstime.com
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