Clepticus

Clepticus
Creole Wrasse (C. parrae)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Clepticus
G. Cuvier, 1829
Type species
Clepticus genizara
G. Cuvier, 1829

Clepticus is a genus of wrasses native to the Atlantic Ocean.[1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Clepticus africanus Heiser, R. L. Moura & D. R. Robertson, 2000 (African creole wrasse)
  • Clepticus brasiliensis Heiser, R. L. Moura & D. R. Robertson, 2000
  • Clepticus parrae (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (creole wrasse)

References

  1. 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Clepticus in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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