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Pseudocoris

Pseudocoris is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

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Pseudocoris
Pseudocoris aurantiofasciata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Subfamily: Julidinae
Genus: Pseudocoris
Bleeker, 1862
Type species
Julis (Halichoeres) heteropterus
Bleeker, 18571

Pseudocoris is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently 9 species recognized in this genus:2

References

References

  1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pseudocoris". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudocoris". FishBase. August 2019 version.
  3. Randall, J.E.; Connell, A.D.; Victor, B.C. (2015). "Review of the labrid fishes of the Indo-Pacific Genus Pseudocoris, with a description of two new species" (PDF). Journal of the Ocean Science Foundation. 16: 1–55.