Cheilinus quinquecinctus, the white-barred wrasse, is a species of wrasse in the genus Cheilinus.

[1] Its body and tail has thick black stripes separated by thin white bars.

[2] Cheilinus quinquecinctus live in Red Sea.

It borders, but does likely not overlap with, the geographic range of the related species Cheilinus fasciatus.

[3] The species lives in coral and rocky reefs.