Biology:Gomphosus
Gomphosus is a small genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1]
Taxonomy
Although classified as its own genus, the genus Gomphosus is nested within the genus Thalassoma, rendering the latter paraphyletic.[2] This close affinity is reflected by the fact that in the wild, Gomphosus will sometimes create hybrid offspring with Thalassoma species.[3][4] In 2025, it was proposed that all species in Thalassoma should be transferred to Gomphosus.[5]
A potential third species of bird wrasse, Gomphosus klunzingeri Klausewitz 1962, has variably been considered its own species, a subspecies of G. caeruleus, or a synonym of the former. It is endemic to the Red Sea.[6]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Gomphosus caeruleus Lacépède, 1801 (green birdmouth wrasse)
- Gomphosus varius Lacépède, 1801 (bird wrasse)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Gomphosus in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ↑ Hughes, Lily C; Nash, Chloe M; White, William T; Westneat, Mark W (2022-11-04). "Concordance and Discordance in the Phylogenomics of the Wrasses and Parrotfishes (Teleostei: Labridae)". Systematic Biology 72 (3): 530–543. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syac072. ISSN 1063-5157. PMID 36331534. https://doi.org/10.1093/sysbio/syac072.
- ↑ "Gomphosus varius summary page" (in en). https://www.fishbase.se/summary/gomphosus-varius.
- ↑ "BIRD WRASSE / SADDLE WRASSE HYBRID – Gomphosus varius x Thalassoma duperrey – Family Labridae". hawaiisfishes.com. https://www.hawaiisfishes.com/fishes/neatfish/Gomphosus_hybrid.htm.
- ↑ Near, Thomas J.; Brownstein, Chase D.; Thacker, Christine E.; Wainwright, Peter C. (2025-10-16). "Phylogenetic Taxonomy of Wrasses and Parrotfishes (Labridae)". Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 66 (2). doi:10.3374/014.066.0201. ISSN 0079-032X. https://bioone.org/journals/bulletin-of-the-peabody-museum-of-natural-history/volume-66/issue-2/014.066.0201/Phylogenetic-Taxonomy-of-Wrasses-and-Parrotfishes-Labridae/10.3374/014.066.0201.full.
- ↑ "CAS - Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes". https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?spid=24767.
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