Gomphosus

Gomphosus
Green birdmouth wrasse (G. caeruleus) (top)
Bird wrasse (G. varius)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Subfamily:	Julidinae
Genus:	Gomphosus Lacépède, 1801
Type species
Gomphosus caeruleus Lacépède, 1801 [1]
Synonyms [2]
AcaraunaSevastianoff, 1802 Elops Bonaparte, 1831

Gomphosus is a small genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. ^[3]

Taxonomy

Although classified as its own genus, the genus Gomphosus is nested within the genus Thalassoma , rendering the latter paraphyletic. ^[4] This close affinity is reflected by the fact that in the wild, Gomphosus will sometimes create hybrid offspring with Thalassoma species. ^{[5] [6]}

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: ^[3]

• Gomphosus caeruleus Lacépède, 1801 (green birdmouth wrasse)
• Gomphosus varius Lacépède, 1801 (bird wrasse)

References

1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Gomphosus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 9 January 2020.
3. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gomphosus". FishBase . August 2013 version.
4. Hughes, Lily C; Nash, Chloe M; White, William T; Westneat, Mark W (2022-11-04). "Concordance and Discordance in the Phylogenomics of the Wrasses and Parrotfishes (Teleostei: Labridae)". Systematic Biology. 72 (3): 530–543. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syac072. ISSN   1063-5157. PMID   36331534.
5. "Gomphosus varius summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
6. "BIRD WRASSE / SADDLE WRASSE HYBRID – Gomphosus varius x Thalassoma duperrey – Family Labridae". www.hawaiisfishes.com. hawaiisfishes.com. Retrieved 3 August 2025.