WoRMS taxon details
Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)
218940 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:218940)
accepted
Species
Concholabrus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791) · unaccepted > superseded combination
- Subspecies Cheilinus fasciatus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791) accepted as Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
(of Sparus fasciatus Bloch, 1791) Bloch, M. E. (1791). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 5. i-viii + 1-152, Pls. 253-288.
page(s): 18, Pl. 257 [details]
page(s): 18, Pl. 257 [details]
Description Occurs on corals reefs and in sandy areas near reefs. Feeds mainly on benthic, hard-shelled invertebrates, including...
Description Occurs on corals reefs and in sandy areas near reefs. Feeds mainly on benthic, hard-shelled invertebrates, including molluscs, crustaceans and sea urchins (Ref. 5374). [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2026). FishBase. Cheilinus fasciatus (Bloch, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=218940 on 2026-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Sparus fasciatus Bloch, 1791) Bloch, M. E. (1791). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 5. i-viii + 1-152, Pls. 253-288.
page(s): 18, Pl. 257 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., available online at https://www.fishbase.org [details]
page(s): 18, Pl. 257 [details]
basis of record Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2026). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (04/2025)., 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 on corals reefs and in sandy areas near reefs. Feeds mainly on benthic, hard-shelled invertebrates, including molluscs, crustaceans and sea urchins (Ref. 5374). [details]
To Barcode of Life (53 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Redbreasted Wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cheilinus fasciatus)
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (99 nucleotides; 104 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cheilinus fasciatus FIN029411 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cheilinus fasciatus FIN029412 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Redbreasted Wrasse)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Cheilinus fasciatus)
To FishBase
To Fishipedia
To GenBank (99 nucleotides; 104 proteins)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cheilinus fasciatus FIN029411 Slide 120 mm)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Cheilinus fasciatus FIN029412 Slide 120 mm)
To ITIS