Biology:Labracinus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Labracinus
LabricinusLineatusRLS.jpg
Labracinus lineatus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Labracinus
Schlegel, 1858[1]
Type species
Cichlops cyclophthalmus
J.P. Müller & Troschel, 1849[2]
Synonyms
  • Cichlops Müller & Troschel, 1849
  • Dampieria Castelnau, 1875

Labracinus is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the subfamily Pseudochrominae, which is one of four subfamilies in the dottyback family Pseudochromidae. They are found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are three species in the genus:[3]

  • Labracinus atrofasciatus (Herre, 1933) (Blackbarred dottyback)
  • Labracinus cyclophthalmus (J.P. Müller & Troschel, 1849) (Fire-tail devil)
  • Labracinus lineatus (Castelnau, 1875) (Lined dottyback)

References

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