Labrus
Labrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean and Black seas.[3]
Labrus | |
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Cuckoo wrasse (L. mixtus) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Labriformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Labrus Linnaeus, 1758 |
Type species | |
Labrus mixtus | |
Synonyms[2] | |
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Species
The four currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
Fossil record
Fossil of Labrus valenciennesii
Fossils of Labrus are found from the Eocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 55.8 to 0.781 million years ago.). They are known from various localities of France, Italy and the United Kingdom.[4]
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References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Labrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Labridae genera". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Labrus in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- Paleobiology Database
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