WoRMS taxon details
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857)
208915 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:208915)
accepted
Species
Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker, 1857 · unaccepted
Cossyphus echis Guichenot, 1869 · unaccepted
Pseudocheilinus hexataenis (Bleeker, 1857) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Pseudocheilinus Hexateania (Bleeker, 1857) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Pseudocheinilus Hexateania (Bleeker, 1857) · unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling
Pseudolabrus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857) · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker, 1857) Bleeker, P. (1857). Achtste bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Amboina. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 2 (art. 7): 1-102. [details]
Description Occurs in seaward reefs among coral branches. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans.
Description Occurs in seaward reefs among coral branches. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2025). FishBase. Pseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=208915 on 2025-10-24
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Pseudocheilinus psittaculus Kner & Steindachner, 1867) Kner, R. ; Steindachner, F. (1867). Neue Fische aus dem Museum der Herren Joh. C. Godeffroy & Sohn in Hamburg. <em>Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften. Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe.</em> v. 54 (pt 3): 356-395, Pls. 1-5. [details]
original description (of Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker, 1857) Bleeker, P. (1857). Achtste bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Amboina. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 2 (art. 7): 1-102. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
original description (of Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker, 1857) Bleeker, P. (1857). Achtste bijdrage tot de kennis der vischfauna van Amboina. <em>Acta Societatis Regiae Scientiarum Indo-Neêrlandicae.</em> v. 2 (art. 7): 1-102. [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2025). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (06/2024)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
Ecology
ecology source
Looby, A.; Erbe, C.; Bravo, S.; Cox, K.; Davies, H. L.; Di Iorio, L.; Jézéquel, Y.; Juanes, F.; Martin, C. W.; Mooney, T. A.; Radford, C.; Reynolds, L. K.; Rice, A. N.; Riera, A.; Rountree, R.; Spriel, B.; Stanley, J.; Vela, S.; Parsons, M. J. G. (2023). Global inventory of species categorized by known underwater sonifery. <em>Scientific Data.</em> 10(1). (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-02745-4 [details] 
Other
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Description Occurs in seaward reefs among coral branches. Feeds mainly on small crustaceans. [details]
To Barcode of Life (42 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pseudocheilinus psittaculus Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cossyphus echis Guichenot, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker, 1857)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker, 1857)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudocheilinus psittaculus Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Cossyphus echis Guichenot, 1869)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudolabrus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 67 proteins)
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 67 proteins) (from synonym Pseudolabrus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857))
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 67 proteins) (from synonym Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker, 1857)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia USNM 391050 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia USNM 435142 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (27 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (4 publications) (from synonym Pseudocheilinus psittaculus Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Cossyphus echis Guichenot, 1869)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker, 1857)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker, 1857)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia)
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker, 1857)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudocheilinus psittaculus Kner & Steindachner, 1867)
To FishBase (from synonym Cossyphus echis Guichenot, 1869)
To FishBase (from synonym Pseudolabrus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857))
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 67 proteins)
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 67 proteins) (from synonym Pseudolabrus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857))
To GenBank (68 nucleotides; 67 proteins) (from synonym Cheilinus hexataenia Bleeker, 1857)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia USNM 391050 photograph lateral view)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia USNM 435142 photograph lateral view)
To ITIS