Biology:Semicossyphus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Semicossyphus
Sheephead.JPG
California sheephead (S. pulcher)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Semicossyphus
Günther, 1861
Type species
Cossyphus reticulatus
Valenciennes, 1839[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pimelometopon T. N. Gill, 1864

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2518073 entry