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Notolabrus

Notolabrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the southwestern Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand.

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Notolabrus
Crimsonband wrasse (N. gymnogenis), male
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Pseudolabrinae
Genus: Notolabrus
B. C. Russell, 1988
Type species
Labrus fucicola
J. Richardson, 18401

Notolabrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the southwestern Pacific Ocean from Australia to New Zealand.2

Species

The seven currently recognized species in this genus are:2

Species Common name Image (terminal phase)
Notolabrus celidotus

(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)

spotty
Notolabrus cinctus

(F. W. Hutton, 1877)

girdled wrasse
Notolabrus fucicola

(J. Richardson, 1840)

banded parrotfish,

yellow-saddled wrasse

Notolabrus gymnogenis

(Günther, 1862)

crimsonband wrasse
Notolabrus inscriptus

(J. Richardson, 1848)

inscribed wrasse
Notolabrus parilus

(J. Richardson, 1850)

brown-spotted wrasse
Notolabrus tetricus

(J. Richardson, 1840)

blue-throated wrasse
References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Notolabrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Notolabrus". FishBase. August 2013 version.