Novaculops

Novaculops is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[2]

Novaculops
Hawaiian sandy N. woodi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Novaculops
L. P. Schultz, 1960
Type species
Novaculichthys woodi
O. P. Jenkins, 1901[1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

  • Novaculops alvheimi J. E. Randall, 2013 (St. Brandon's sandy)
  • Novaculops halsteadi (J. E. Randall & Lobel, 2003) (Halstead's sandy)
  • Novaculops koteamea (J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2004) (Rapanui sandy)
  • Novaculops pastellus (J. E. Randall, Earle & L. A. Rocha, 2008) (Lord Howe sandy)
  • Novaculops sciistius (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914) (oriental sandy)
  • Novaculops woodi (O. P. Jenkins, 1901) (Hawaiian sandy)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Novaculops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Novaculops in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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