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Genus of fishes

Labrus
Temporal range: Eocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Cuckoo wrasse (L. mixtus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Labrus
Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
Labrus mixtus
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms

Labrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean and Black seas.

Species

The four currently recognized species in this genus are:

Fossil record

Fossil of Labrus valenciennesii

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.

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Labrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Labrus". FishBase. August 2013 version.
  4. Paleobiology Database
Taxon identifiers
Labrus


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