Biology:Labrus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Labrus
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent
Labrus mixtus (bimaculatus)F - Stefano Guerrieri.jpg
Cuckoo wrasse (L. mixtus)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Labrus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Labrus mixtus
Synonyms[2]
  • Cicla Artedi, 1793

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

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2335933 entry