Biology:Semicossyphus
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Semicossyphus | |
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| California sheephead (S. pulcher) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Semicossyphus Günther, 1861 |
| Type species | |
| Cossyphus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1839[1]
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Semicossyphus is a genus of wrasses native to the Pacific Ocean.[3]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- Semicossyphus darwini (Jenyns, 1842) (Galápagos sheephead, goldspot sheepshead)
- Semicossyphus pulcher (Ayres, 1854) (California sheephead)
- Semicossyphus reticulatus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Asian sheepshead wrasse)
References
- ↑ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Semicossyphus". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=2876.
- ↑ 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 Semicossyphus in FishBase. October 2013 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2518073 entry
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