Leptojulis
| Leptojulis | |
|---|---|
| |
| L. cyanopleura | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Julidinae |
| Genus: | Leptojulis Bleeker, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Julis (Halichoeres) cyanopleura Bleeker, 1853[1]
| |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| |
Leptojulis is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[3]
Species
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Leptojulis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leptojulis". FishBase. August 2013 version.
 | This Labridae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |