Labropsis

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Labropsis
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Labropsis manabei
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Labropsis
P. J. Schmidt, 1931
Type species
Labropsis manabei
Schmidt, 1931

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

Species

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

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References

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