| Gomphosus | |
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| Green birdmouth wrasse (G. caeruleus) (top) | |
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| Bird wrasse (G. varius) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Julidinae |
| Genus: | Gomphosus Lacépède, 1801 |
| Type species | |
| Gomphosus caeruleus Lacépède, 18011
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| Synonyms2 | |
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Gomphosus is a small genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.3
Taxonomy
Although classified as its own genus, the genus Gomphosus is nested within the genus Thalassoma, rendering the latter paraphyletic.4 This close affinity is reflected by the fact that in the wild, Gomphosus will sometimes create hybrid offspring with Thalassoma species.56
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:3
- Gomphosus caeruleus Lacépède, 1801 (green birdmouth wrasse)
- Gomphosus varius Lacépède, 1801 (bird wrasse)
References
References
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Gomphosus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Gomphosus". FishBase. August 2013 version.
- Hughes, Lily C; Nash, Chloe M; White, William T; Westneat, Mark W (2022-11-04). "Concordance and Discordance in the Phylogenomics of the Wrasses and Parrotfishes (Teleostei: Labridae)". Systematic Biology. 72 (3): 530–543. doi:10.1093/sysbio/syac072. ISSN 1063-5157. PMID 36331534.
- "Gomphosus varius summary page". FishBase. Retrieved 2025-05-08.
- "BIRD WRASSE / SADDLE WRASSE HYBRID – Gomphosus varius x Thalassoma duperrey – Family Labridae". www.hawaiisfishes.com. hawaiisfishes.com. Retrieved 3 August 2025.