Epibulus
| Epibulus | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sling-jaw wrasse (E. insidiator) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Epibulus G. Cuvier, 1815 |
| Type species | |
| Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770 | |
Epibulus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Epibulus brevis Carlson, J. E. Randall & M. N. Dawson, 2008 (latent sling-jaw wrasse)
- Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770) (sling-jaw wrasse)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Epibulus in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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