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title: "Linedcheek Wrasse"
description: "Oxycheilinus digramma — Pesci. The cheek-lined wrasse, bandcheek wrasse, or cheek-lined Maori wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma), is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/linedcheek-wrasse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Linedcheek Wrasse

> Oxycheilinus digramma — Pesci. The cheek-lined wrasse, bandcheek wrasse, or cheek-lined Maori wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma), is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

- Scientific name: *Oxycheilinus digramma*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1991
- Wikidata: [Q1833505](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1833505)
- iNaturalist taxon: [108076](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/108076)

## Names

- en: Linedcheek Wrasse
- de: Wangenstreifen-Prachtlippfisch
- fr: Labre à lignes violettes

## Countries with the most observations

EG (291), ID (280), FJ (181), PH (176), AU (56), TH (38), SB (32), MY (30), VU (28), SA (26), MV (23), TZ (20)

## Summary

The cheek-lined wrasse, bandcheek wrasse, or cheek-lined Maori wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma), is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can also be found in the aquarium trade. The fish grows to about 40 cm (16 in) in standard length. The side of the fish's head has horizontal stripes, while the front of the head has red spots. Coloring of the fish varies from pale gray to purple. Aquarium specimens are less tense than their wild counterparts.
Oxycheilinus digramma lives in coral reefs, sheltered inland areas, and lagoons…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheek-lined_wrasse

## Photo

![Linedcheek Wrasse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/linedcheek-wrasse/medium.jpg)

Photo: Jean-Paul Boerekamps · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/174101511

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/linedcheek-wrasse?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).