Clepticus
| Clepticus | |
|---|---|
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| Creole Wrasse (C. parrae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Clepticus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Clepticus genizara G. Cuvier, 1829 | |
Clepticus is a genus of wrasses native to the Atlantic Ocean.[1]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Clepticus africanus Heiser, R. L. Moura & D. R. Robertson, 2000 (African creole wrasse)
- Clepticus brasiliensis Heiser, R. L. Moura & D. R. Robertson, 2000
- Clepticus parrae (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (creole wrasse)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Clepticus in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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