Biology:Labrus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Labrus | |
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| Cuckoo wrasse (L. mixtus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Labrus Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Type species | |
| Labrus mixtus | |
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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]
- 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
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". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=135.
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Genera in the family Labridae". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?tbl=genus&family=Labridae.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Labrus in FishBase. August 2013 version.
- ↑ Paleobiology Database
Wikidata ☰ Q2335933 entry
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