Pictilabrus
Genus of fishes
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Pictilabrus is a genus of wrasses endemic to the eastern Indian Ocean waters of Australia first discovered in 1940.[2][3]
| Pictilabrus | |
|---|---|
| Pictilabrus laticlavius | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Pseudolabrinae |
| Genus: | Pictilabrus T. N. Gill, 1891 |
| Type species | |
| Labrus laticlavius J. Richardson, 1840[1] | |
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- Pictilabrus brauni Hutchins & S. M. Morrison, 1996 (Braun's wrasse)
- Pictilabrus laticlavius (J. Richardson, 1840) (patrician wrasse)
- Pictilabrus viridis B. C. Russell, 1988 (false senator wrasse)