Cheilinus quinquecinctus

Cheilinus quinquecinctus, the white-barred wrasse, is a species of wrasse in the genus Cheilinus.^[1]

Cheilinus quinquecinctus
A specimen of Cheilinus quinquecinctus off the coast of Egypt
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Cheilinus
Species:	C. quinquecinctus
Binomial name
Cheilinus quinquecinctus Rüppell, 1835

Description

Its body and tail has thick black stripes separated by thin white bars. A large orange/red patch centered on the pelvic base but not on the pelvic fins.^[2]

Distribution

Cheilinus quinquecinctus live in Red Sea. It borders, but does likely not overlap with, the geographic range of the related species Cheilinus fasciatus.^[3]

Habitat and diet

The species lives in coral and rocky reefs. It feeds on benthic invertebrates.^[2]