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title: "Southern Maori Wrasse"
description: "Ophthalmolepis lineolata — Ryby. Ophthalmolepis lineolata, the southern Maori wrasse, is a species of wrasse endemic to the Indian Ocean coastal waters of Australia."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/southern-maori-wrasse
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Southern Maori Wrasse

> Ophthalmolepis lineolata — Ryby. Ophthalmolepis lineolata, the southern Maori wrasse, is a species of wrasse endemic to the Indian Ocean coastal waters of Australia.

- Scientific name: *Ophthalmolepis lineolata*
- Category: `fish` (Ryby)
- Habitats: `sea` (Morze i wybrzeże)
- iNaturalist observations: 2018
- Wikidata: [Q783259](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q783259)
- iNaturalist taxon: [107678](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/107678)

## Names

- en: Southern Maori Wrasse
- de: Australischer Junker

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1923)

## Summary

Ophthalmolepis lineolata, the southern Maori wrasse, is a species of wrasse endemic to the Indian Ocean coastal waters of Australia.  This species has been found at a minimum depth of 60 m (200 ft).  This species grows to 40 cm (16 in) in total length.  This species is the only known member of its genus.

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

## Photo

![Southern Maori Wrasse](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/southern-maori-wrasse/medium.jpg)

Photo: marsyd · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/166980551

## Machine access

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