Labrus

Labrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean and Black seas.[3]

Labrus
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
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]

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]

References
  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Labrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Labridae genera". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Labrus in FishBase. August 2013 version.
  4. Paleobiology Database


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