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 | |
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Species
The four currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- 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 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
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Labrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
- Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". 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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