Epibulus

Epibulus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Epibulus
Sling-jaw wrasse (E. insidiator)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Epibulus
G. Cuvier, 1815
Type species
Sparus insidiator
Pallas, 1770

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Epibulus brevis Carlson, J. E. Randall & M. N. Dawson, 2008 (latent sling-jaw wrasse)
  • Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770) (sling-jaw wrasse)
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Epibulus in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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