Labropsis | |
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Labropsis manabei | |
Scientific classification | |
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]
The currently recognized species in this genus are: [1]
Anampses is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Coris is a genus of wrasses, collectively known as the rainbow wrasses, found in the Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.
Pseudojuloides is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Pseudolabrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Suezichthys is a genus of wrasses native to the southeastern Atlantic Ocean through the Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
Thalassoma is a genus of wrasses native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Cirrhilabrus is a genus of fish in the family Labridae native to reefs in the Indian and Pacific Ocean, commonly kept in aquaria.
Halichoeres, commonly called wrasses, are a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Paracheilinus is a genus of flasher wrasses, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Pseudocheilinus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Labroides is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. This genus is collectively known as cleaner wrasses, and its species are cleaner fish.
The yellowtail tubelip , Diproctacanthus xanthurus, is a species of wrasse native to coral reefs of the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found at depths from 3 to 25 m. The juveniles act as cleaner fish, while the adults primarily prey on coral polyps. This species grows to a total length of 10 cm (3.9 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.
Epibulus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Iniistius is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Leptojulis is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Macropharyngodon is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Pseudocoris is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Pteragogus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Stethojulis is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
Labropsis australis, the southern tubelip, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. This species occurs in the south western Pacific Ocean from the Solomon Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, Fiji, the Loyalty Islands, Tonga and the Great Barrier Reef. It is found in areas with heavy growth of corals including reefs, lagoons, passages and slopes. The adults feed on polyps in the coral while the juveniles feed on ectoparasites, and maybe mucus, on other reef fishes.