HomeFreshwater aquarium fishOther freshwater fishCheeklined wrasse Cheeklined wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma) Scientific name: Oxycheilinus digramma Lacep?de, 1801 The Cheeklined wrasse (Oxycheilinus digramma) is a brackish-water fish of the family Labridae. Native range: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea and East Africa to the Marshall Islands and Samoa. BiologyDorsal spines (total): 9; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 11. Differs from the very similar C. unifasciatus by always lacking the white bar in front of the caudal base as well as the area clear of red streaks extending from the eye to just above the pectoral axis.Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0. Species factsScientific nameOxycheilinus digrammaFamilyLabridae (Wrasses)OrderPerciformes (Perch-like fish)ClassActinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)Maximum length40.0Depth range3–50 m (10–164 ft)EnvironmentMarine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 50 mClimateTropicalDistributionIndo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marshall Islands and Samoa.Conservation status (IUCN)Least Concern (LC)Threat to humansHarmlessUsesFisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercialResilienceLow, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.) More other freshwater fishLined soleAchirus lineatusPumpkinseedLepomis gibbosusShort-tailed pipefishMicrophis brachyurus brachyurusSouth American lungfishLepidosiren paradoxaFinescale tigerfishDatnioides microlepisFreshwater garfishXenentodon cancilaSee all other freshwater fish SourcesTaxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.Last updated 27 September 2026