Leptojulis
L. cyanopleura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Leptojulis
Bleeker, 1862
Type species
Julis (Halichoeres) cyanopleura
Bleeker, 1853[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Neojulis J. E. Randall, 1996

Leptojulis is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[3]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]

  • Leptojulis chrysotaenia J. E. Randall & Ferraris, 1981 (ochreband wrasse)
  • Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1853) (shoulderspot wrasse)
  • Leptojulis lambdastigma J. E. Randall & Ferraris, 1981
  • Leptojulis polylepis J. E. Randall, 1996 (smallscale wrasse)
  • Leptojulis urostigma J. E. Randall, 1996 (tailmark wrasse)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Leptojulis". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Leptojulis in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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