Labrus
| Labrus Temporal range: Eocene–Recent | |
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| Cuckoo wrasse (L. mixtus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Labroidei |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Labrinae |
| Genus: | Labrus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Labrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean and Black seas.[1]
Species
The four currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767 (Ballan wrasse)
- Labrus merula Linnaeus, 1758 (brown wrasse)
- Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758 (cuckoo wrasse)
- Labrus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 (green wrasse)
Fossil record
Fossil of Labrus valencienniesii
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 United Kingdom. [2]
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Labrus in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ↑ Paleobiology Database
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