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Cheilinus lunulatus, (Forsskal 1775), The Broomtail Wrasse. Western Indian Ocean; Red Sea and Gulf of Oman. Sometimes sold into the ornamental trade; though it gets quite large (males to about 20 in.). Red Sea 08 trip.

Oxycheilinus mentalis (Ruppell 1828), the Mental Wrasse. Western Indian Ocean and Red Sea. To eight inches overall length. Rare in the western pet-fish trade. Red Sea 08 trip.

Cheilodipterus macrodon (Lacepede 1802), the Largetoothed Cardinalfish. Indo-Pacific; East Africa to the Marshall Islands. To nearly ten inches in length. A six inch specimen in the Red Sea "with a mouthful" of young. One of the two (the other the Jawfishes, Opistognathidae) of mouthbrooding fishes...

Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus Cuvier 1828, the Fivelined Cardinalfish. Indo-Pacific including the Red Sea. To five inches in length. A male in the Red Sea "with a mouthful" of young. One of the two (the other the Jawfishes, Opistognathidae) of mouthbrooding fishes...

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