Sealife guideThe six line wrassePseudocheilinus hexataenia
Last updated on 04/03/2024 at 12:07 AM
Taxonomy
English names
Six line wrasse
French namesLabre à six bandes
Scientific namePseudocheilinus hexataenia (Bleeker, 1857)
FamilyLabridae
OrderPerciformes
ClassActinopterygii
Did you know ?
The six line wrasse is listed as many other marine species within The IUCN Red List of threatened species. The six line wrasse appears in the IUCN Red List since 2010 within the category Least Concern !

The six line wrasse (Pseudocheilinus hexataenia) © Ali Altug Kirisoglu | Dreamstime.com
Within the same family

Black leopard wrasseMacropharyngodon negrosensis

Bluespotted wrasseAnampses caeruleopunctatus

Mental wrasseOxycheilinus mentalis

Moon wrasseThalassoma lunare

Peacock razorfishIniistius pavo

Red sea thicklip wrasseHemigymnus sexfasciatus

Spanish hogfishBodianus rufus

Surge wrasseThalassoma purpureum
Discover also

CardinalfishApogon imberbis

Grey morayGymnothorax griseus

Immaculate pufferfishArothron immaculatus

Leopard snake eelMyrichthys pardalis

Lipspot morayGymnothorax chilospilus

Pontoh's pygmy seahorseHippocampus pontohi

Ternate damselfishAmblyglyphidodon ternatensis

Three spot angelfishApolemichthys trimaculatus
Our latestUpdates

Major movesThe 2026 Route du Rhum enters a decisive phase as Tom Laperche extends his lead in the Ultim class, Armel Le Cléac'h capsizes, and Class40 skippers prepare to face a powerful weather front.Read more

A tough startThe 2026 Route du Rhum gets off to an intense start, with major technical failures, Francis Joyon's capsize, impressive speeds and strategic route choices near the Azores. A look back at the first 48 hours of racing.Read more

A smooth start, an uncertain AtlanticDiscover the 2026 Route du Rhum start off Saint-Malo, where favorable initial conditions contrast with an uncertain Atlantic crossing shaped by changing winds and weather.Read more
Photo of the Day

Méduse pélagique
(Pelagia noctiluca)
(Pelagia noctiluca)
