Cheilinus

Cheilinus
Temporal range:
Late Cretaceous to Present
Cheilinus quinquecinctus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Tribe: Cheilinini
Genus: Cheilinus
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Cheilinus trilobatus
Lacépède, 1801

Cheilinus is a genus of fish in the family Labridae native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean.