| Pseudojuloides | |
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| Pseudojuloides elongatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Corinae |
| Genus: | Pseudojuloides Fowler, 1949 |
| Type species | |
| Pseudojulis cerasina Snyder, 1904 [1] | |
Pseudojuloides is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
There are currently 16 recognized species in this genus: [2]
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes. They are typically small, most of them less than 20 cm (7.9 in) long, although the largest, the humphead wrasse, can measure up to 2.5 m (8.2 ft). They are efficient carnivores, feeding on a wide range of small invertebrates. Many smaller wrasses follow the feeding trails of larger fish, picking up invertebrates disturbed by their passing. Juveniles of some representatives of the genera Bodianus, Epibulus, Cirrhilabrus, Oxycheilinus, and Paracheilinus hide among the tentacles of the free-living mushroom corals and Heliofungia actiniformis.
Choerodon is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean. They are commonly referred to as tuskfish, because most species have sharp tusk-like teeth.
Pseudolabrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Thalassoma is a genus of wrasses native to the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Many species occasionally make their way into the aquarium trade.
Cirrhilabrus, the fairy wrasses, is a genus of fish in the family Labridae native to coral reefs and nearby habitats in the Indo-Pacific region. They are brightly colored and do not surpass 16 cm (6.3 in) in length. Males are larger and more colorful than females. They are commonly kept in aquaria.
Halichoeres are a genus of wrasses 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.
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.
Nemateleotris is a genus of dartfishes native to the Indian and Pacific oceans.
Hemigymnus 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.
Oxycheilinus is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
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.
Halichoeres inornatus, the cape wrasse, is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Colombia, including Cocos Island, Malpelo Island, and the Galapagos. It is a deep-water species recorded as occurring down to about 150 m (490 ft). This species grows to 16.2 cm (6.4 in) in standard length. This species was previously treated as the only known member of the genus Sagittalarva.
Terelabrus is a genus of fish in the family Labridae found in the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
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Pseudojuloides cerasinus, the smalltail wrasse or the pencil wrasse, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a wrasse from the family Labridae. It is found in the tropical Pacific Ocean and was previously considered to have a much wider distribution but the recognition of new species has reduced this wide range.
Iniistius griffithsi, the Griffiths' razorfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses. It is found in the Indian Ocean.
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