Biology:Leptojulis

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Leptojulis
Leptojulis cyanopleura.gif
L. cyanopleura
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Leptojulis
Bleeker, 1862
Type species
Julis (Halichoeres) cyanopleura
Bleeker, 1853[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Neojulis J. E. Randall, 1996

Leptojulis is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[3]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]

  • Leptojulis chrysotaenia J. E. Randall & Ferraris, 1981 (ochreband wrasse)
  • Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1853) (shoulderspot wrasse)
  • Leptojulis lambdastigma J. E. Randall & Ferraris, 1981
  • Leptojulis polylepis J. E. Randall, 1996 (smallscale wrasse)
  • Leptojulis urostigma J. E. Randall, 1996 (tailmark wrasse)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2781701 entry