Kingdom Animalia Order Perciformes Family Labridae Scientific name Labrus Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Suborder Labroidei Subfamily Labrinae Higher classification Labrinae | |
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Lower classifications Ballan wrasse, Cuckoo wrasse | ||
Bl gylta labrus mixtus 2016
Labrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean and Black seas.
Contents
Labrus bergylta
Species
The four currently recognized species in this genus are:
Fossil record
Fossils of Labrus are found from the Eocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 55.8 to 0.781 million years ago.). They are known from various localities of France, Italy and United Kingdom.
References
Labrus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA