Epibulus
Genus of fishes
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Epibulus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]
| Epibulus | |
|---|---|
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| Sling-jaw wrasse (E. insidiator) | |
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| Latent slingjaw wrasse (E. brevis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Cheilininae |
| Genus: | Epibulus G. Cuvier, 1815 |
| Type species | |
| Sparus insidiator Pallas, 1770 | |
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Epibulus brevis Carlson, J. E. Randall & M. N. Dawson, 2008 (latent sling-jaw wrasse)
- Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770) (sling-jaw wrasse)
