Clepticus
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| Clepticus | |
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| Creole Wrasse (C. parrae) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Genus: | Clepticus G. Cuvier, 1829 |
| Type species | |
| Clepticus genizara G. Cuvier, 1829[1] | |
Clepticus is a genus of wrasses native to the Atlantic Ocean.[2]
Species[edit]
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Clepticus africanus Heiser, R. L. Moura & D. R. Robertson, 2000 (African creole wrasse)
- Clepticus brasiliensis Heiser, R. L. Moura & D. R. Robertson, 2000 (Brazilian creole wrasse)
- Clepticus parrae (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (creole wrasse)
References[edit]
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Clepticus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 5 January 2019.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Clepticus in FishBase. August 2013 version.
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