Wetmorella

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Wetmorella
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Wetmorella nigropinnata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Wetmorella
Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928
Type species
Wetmorella philippina
Fowler & B. A. Bean, 1928 [1]

Wetmorella is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans. [2]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are: [2]

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References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Wetmorella". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Wetmorella in FishBase . October 2013 version.