Four-line wrasse

{{Short description|Species of fish}}

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| image2 = Fourline Wrasse, Safaja, EG-BA, EG imported from iNaturalist photo 291016224.jpg

| image2_caption = Adult (top) and juvenile (bottom)

| status = DD

| status_system = IUCN3.1

| status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Choat, J.H. |year=2010 |title=Larabicus quadrilineatus |page=e.T187526A8558676 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-4.RLTS.T187526A8558676.en |access-date=19 November 2021}}

| image = Larabicus quadrilineatus 324697194.jpg

| taxon = Larabicus quadrilineatus

| parent_authority = Randall & Springer, 1973

| authority = (Rüppell, 1835)

| synonyms = * Labrus quadrilineatus Rüppell, 1835

}}

The four-line wrasse, Larabicus quadrilineatus, is a species of wrasse native to the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. It can be found on coral reefs at depths from the surface to {{cvt|15|m|ft}}. Juveniles are cleaner fish, while the adults feed on coral polyps. This species grows to {{cvt|11.5|cm|in}} in total length. This species is the only known member of its genus.{{FishBase |genus= Larabicus|species= quadrilineatus| month = August | year = 2013}}

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