Labracinus

Labracinus is a genus of ray-finned fishes from the subfamily Pseudochrominae, which is one of four subfamilies in the dottyback family Pseudochromidae. They are found in the tropical western Pacific Ocean.

Labracinus
Labracinus lineatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Labracinus
Schlegel, 1858[1]
Type species
Cichlops cyclophthalmus
Synonyms
  • Cichlops Müller & Troschel, 1849
  • Dampieria Castelnau, 1875

Species

There are three species in the genus:[3]

  • Labracinus atrofasciatus (Herre, 1933) (Blackbarred dottyback)
  • Labracinus cyclophthalmus (J.P. Müller & Troschel, 1849) (Fire-tail devil)
  • Labracinus lineatus (Castelnau, 1875) (Lined dottyback)

References

  1. Bailly N, ed. (2015). "Labracinus Schlegel, 1858". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Labracinus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Labracinus in FishBase. June 2018 version.


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