The blue-banded wrasse (Xiphocheilus typus) is a species of wrasse native to the easternmost Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. It is an inhabitant of reefs, preferring substrates of flat sand or rubble at depths of from 15to. This species grows to 12cm (05inches) in standard length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries. This species is the only known member of its genus.