Hemigymnus

Genus of fishes

Hemigymnus
Hemigymnus fasciatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Hemigymnus
Günther, 1861
Type species
Mullus fasciatus
Thunberg, 1795[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Cheilolabrus Alleyne & W. J. Macleay, 1877

Hemigymnus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.

Species

There are currently 3 recognized species in this genus:[3]

  • Hemigymnus fasciatus Bloch, 1792 (Barred thicklip)
  • Hemigymnus melapterus Bloch, 1791 (Blackeye thicklip)
  • Hemigymnus sexfasciatus Rüppell, 1835

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Hemigymnus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 January 2019.
  3. ^ Randall, J. E. (2013): Review of the Indo-Pacific labrid fish genus Hemigymnus. Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation, 6: 2-18.
Taxon identifiers
Hemigymnus


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