Arenatus wrasse
Oxycheilinus arenatus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Eupercaria incertae sedis
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Oxycheilinus
Where to Find
Found in 12 diving areas across 10 countries and 3 regions.
- Peleliu & Angaur, Palau - 9 records
- Vava'u Group, Tonga - 2 records
- Grande Comore, Comoros - 1 records
- Lakshadweep, India - 2 records
- Flic en Flac & West Coast, Mauritius - 1 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 3 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 1 records
- Bali, Indonesia - 1 records
- Dumaguete, Philippines - 3 records
- Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 1 records
- Visayas, Philippines - 3 records
- Similan Islands, Thailand - 3 records