Oriental Maori Wrasse
Oxycheilinus orientalis
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Labriformes
- Family
- Labridae
- Genus
- Oxycheilinus
- Species
- Oxycheilinus orientalis
The oriental maori wrasse (Oxycheilinus orientalis) is a small wrasse with a mottled body and a dark stripe through the eye.
It hunts small fish and crustaceans along the reef.
In the Philippines it is found on reef slopes and rubble.