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Semicossyphus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Semicossyphus

Higher classification
  
Wrasse

Order
  
Perciformes

Family
  
Labridae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Rank
  
Genus

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Lower classifications
  
California sheephead, Asian sheepshead wrasse

california sheephead semicossyphus pulcher


Semicossyphus is a genus of wrasses native to the Pacific Ocean.

Contents

asian sheepshead wrasse bulgyhead wrasse semicossyphus reticulatus


Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • Semicossyphus darwini (Jenyns, 1842) (Galápagos sheephead, goldspot sheepshead)
  • Semicossyphus pulcher (Ayres, 1854) (California sheephead)
  • Semicossyphus reticulatus (Valenciennes, 1839) (Asian sheepshead wrasse)
  • References

    Semicossyphus Wikipedia