Semicossyphus
Semicossyphus | |
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California Sheephead (S. pulcher) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Labridae |
Genus: | Semicossyphus Günther, 1861 |
Type species | |
Cossyphus reticulatus Valenciennes, 1839 | |
Synonyms | |
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Semicossyphus is a genus of wrasses native to the Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Semicossyphus darwini (Jenyns, 1842) (Galápagos sheephead, goldspot sheepshead)
- Semicossyphus pulcher (Ayres, 1854) (California sheephead)
- Semicossyphus reticulatus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Asian sheepshead wrasse)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Semicossyphus in FishBase. October 2013 version.
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