Gomphosus

Gomphosus
Green birdmouth wrasse (G. caeruleus) (top)
Bird wrasse (G. varius)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Gomphosus
Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Gomphosus caeruleus
Lacépède, 1801
Synonyms
  • Acarauna Sevastianoff, 1802
  • Elops Commerson, 1801 (Pre-occupied)
  • Elops Bonaparte, 1831

Gomphosus is a small genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Gomphosus in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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