Polylepion
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| Polylepion | |
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| P. russelli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Tribe: | Hypsigenyini |
| Genus: | Polylepion M. F. Gomon, 1977 |
| Type species | |
| Bodianus russelli M. F. Gomon & J. E. Randall, 1975[1] | |
Polylepion is a genus of wrasses native to the Pacific Ocean.[2] It is also known as a bleeding wrasse. They are mostly found over sandy waters from Mexico to Nicaragua, including Cocos Island.
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