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Decodon (fish)

Decodon is a genus of wrasses found in the western Atlantic Ocean, the western Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

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Decodon
Decodon puellaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Hypsigenyinae
Genus: Decodon
Günther, 1861
Type species
Cossyphus puellaris
Poey, 1860
Synonyms
  • Pariolanthus J. L. B. Smith, 1968

Decodon is a genus of wrasses found in the western Atlantic Ocean, the western Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.1

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:1

  • Decodon grandisquamis (J. L. B. Smith, 1968) (largescale wrasse)
  • Decodon melasma M. F. Gomon, 1974 (blackspot wrasse)
  • Decodon pacificus (Kamohara, 1952) (ten-tooth wrasse)
  • Decodon puellaris (Poey, 1860) (red hogfish)
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