| Reference no. | Description | Year | Name Used | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 205 | Breder, C.M. and D.E. Rosen, 1966. Modes of reproduction in fishes. T.F.H. Publications, Neptune City, New Jersey. 941 p. | 1966 | Oxycheilinus lineatus | 662-663 |
| 35918 | Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2000. An annotated checklist of the species of the labroid fish families Labridae and Scaridae. Ichthyol. Bull. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. (68):1-97. | 2000 | Oxycheilinus sp. 4 | 33 |
| 56651 | Randall, J.E., M.W. Westneat and M.F. Gomon, 2003. Two new labrid fishes of the genus Oxycheilinus from the South Pacific. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 54(20):361-370. | 2003 | Oxycheilinus lineatus | 362;pl.1;fig.A;tab.1 |
| 54980 | Randall, J.E., 2005. Reef and shore fishes of the South Pacific. New Caledonia to Tahiti and the Pitcairn Islands. University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu, Hawaii. 720 p. | 2005 | Oxycheilinus lineatus | 428 |
| 89972 | Bacchet, P., T. Zysman and Y. Lefèvre, 2006. Guide des poissons de Tahiti et ses îles. Tahiti (Polynésie Francaise): Éditions Au Vent des Îles. 608 p. | 2006 | Oxycheilinus lineatus | 363 |
| 88079 | Parenti, P. and J.E. Randall, 2011. Checklist of the species of the families Labridae and Scaridae: an update. Smithian Bull. 13:29-44. | 2011 | Oxycheilinus lineatus | 36 |