Semicossyphus
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Semicossyphus is a genus of fish
Fish
Fish are a paraphyletic group of organisms that consist of all gill-bearing aquatic vertebrate animals that lack limbs with digits. Included in this definition are the living hagfish, lampreys, and cartilaginous and bony fish, as well as various extinct related groups...

 in the Labridae family.
It contains the following species:
  • Asian sheepshead wrasse
    Asian sheepshead wrasse
    The Asian sheepshead wrasse is a species of fish in the Labridae family. It is found in China, Japan, North Korea, and South Korea. Its natural habitats are open seas, shallow seas, subtidal aquatic beds, and coral reefs. Its unusual appearance has earned it international media attention...

     (Semicossyphus reticulatus)
  • California sheephead
    California sheephead
    The California sheephead is a wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean. Its range is from Monterey Bay, California to the Gulf of California, Mexico.- Description :...

    (Semicossyphus pulcher)
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