Hemigymnus

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Hemigymnus
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Hemigymnus fasciatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Hemigymnus
Günther, 1861
Type species
Mullus fasciatus
Thunberg, 1795 [1]
Synonyms [2]

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

Species

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

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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.