Novaculops
Genus of fishes
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Novaculops is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[2]
| Novaculops | |
|---|---|
| |
| Oriental sandy (N. sciistius) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Xyrichtyinae |
| Genus: | Novaculops L. P. Schultz, 1960 |
| Type species | |
| Novaculichthys woodi O. P. Jenkins, 1901[1] | |
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Novaculops alvheimi
J. E. Randall, 2013 |
St. Brandon's sandy | |
| Novaculops compressus
Fukui, 2020 |
Garnet sandy | |
| Novaculops halsteadi
(J. E. Randall & Lobel, 2003) |
Halstead's sandy |  |
| Novaculops koteamea
(J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2004) |
Rapanui sandy | |
| Novaculops pastellus
(J. E. Randall, Earle & L. A. Rocha, 2008) |
Lord Howe sandy |  |
| Novaculops sciistius
(D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914) |
oriental sandy |  |
| Novaculops woodi
(O. P. Jenkins, 1901) |
Hawaiian sandy |  |
