Cheilinus quinquecinctus
{{Short description|Species of fish in the Red and Arabian Seas}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Pez maorí de pecho rojo (Cheilinus quinquecinctus), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-17, DD 16.jpg
| image_caption = A specimen of Cheilinus quinquecinctus off the coast of Egypt
| genus = Cheilinus
| species = quinquecinctus
| authority = Rüppell, 1835
}}
Cheilinus quinquecinctus, the white-barred wrasse, is a species of wrasse in the genus Cheilinus.Bogorodsky, S.V., Alpermann, T.J. & Mal, A.O. (2016): Redescription of Cheilinus quinquecinctus Rüppell, 1835 (Pisces: Perciformes: Labridae), a valid endemic Red Sea wrasse. Zootaxa, 4158 (4): 451–472.''
Description
Its body and tail has thick black stripes separated by thin white bars. A large orange/red patch centered on the pelvic base but not on the pelvic fins.{{FishBase |genus= Cheilinus|species= quinquecinctus}}
Distribution
Cheilinus quinquecinctus live in Red Sea. It borders, but does likely not overlap with, the geographic range of the related species Cheilinus fasciatus.{{IUCNlink|187458|Cheilinus fasciatus}}