Pseudolabrus
Encyclopedia
Pseudolabrus is a genus
of wrasse
s in the family
Labridae.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of wrasse
Wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 82 genera, which are divided into nine subgroups or tribes....
s in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Labridae.
Species
- Genus Pseudolabrus
- Pseudolabrus biserialis (Klunzinger, 1880)
- Red naped wrasse, Pseudolabrus eoethinus (RichardsonJohn Richardson (naturalist)Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...
, 1846) - Pseudolabrus fuentesi (Regan, 1913)
- Pseudolabrus gayi (ValenciennesAchille ValenciennesAchille Valenciennes was a French zoologist.Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. Valenciennes' study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology...
, 1839) - Günther's wrasse, Pseudolabrus guentheri BleekerPieter BleekerPieter Bleeker was a Dutch medical doctor and ichthyologist, famous for his work on the fishes of East Asia – Atlas Ichthyologique des Orientales Neerlandaises – which was published 1862–1877....
, 1862 - Pseudolabrus japonicus (HouttuynMartinus HouttuynMaarten Houttuyn or Houttuijn , Latinised as Martinus Houttuyn, was a Dutch naturalist.Houttuyn was born in Hoorn, studied medicine in Leiden and moved to Amsterdam in 1753. He published many books on natural history. His areas of interest encompassed Pteridophytes, Bryophytes and Spermatophytes...
, 1782) - Orange wrasseOrange wrasseThe orange wrasse, Pseudolabrus luculentus, is a wrasse of the genus Pseudolabrus, found in eastern Australia and around New Zealand in reef areas at depths of between 5 and 50 m...
, Pseudolabrus luculentus (RichardsonJohn Richardson (naturalist)Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...
, 1848) - Scarlet wrasseScarlet wrasseThe scarlet wrasse or soldier, Pseudolabrus miles, is a wrasse of the genus Pseudolabrus, found around New Zealand in reef areas at depths of between 5 and 100 metres...
or Soldier, Pseudolabrus miles (SchneiderJohann Gottlob SchneiderJohann Gottlob Theaenus Schneider was a German classicist and naturalist.-Biography:Schneider was born at Collm in Saxony...
& ForsterJohann Reinhold ForsterJohann Reinhold Forster was a German Lutheran pastor and naturalist of partial Scottish descent who made contributions to the early ornithology of Europe and North America...
, 1801) - Rosy wrasse, Pseudolabrus rubicundus (RichardsonJohn Richardson (naturalist)Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...
, 1840) - Pseudolabrus semifasciatus (Rendahl, 1921)
- Pseudolabrus sieboldi Mabuchi & Nakabo, 1997
- Pseudolabrus torotai Russell & Randall, 1981