Leptojulis

Leptojulis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Leptojulis
Bleeker, 1862
Type species
Julis (Halichoeres) cyanopleura
Bleeker, 1853
Synonyms
  • Neojulis J. E. Randall, 1996

Leptojulis is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species

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

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


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