Decodon (fish)

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Decodon
Decodon puellaris.jpg
Decodon puellaris
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Decodon
Günther, 1861
Type species
Cossyphus puellaris
Poey, 1860
Synonyms
  • Pariolanthus J. L. B. Smith, 1968

Decodon is a genus of wrasses found in the western Atlantic Ocean, the western Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species[]

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • (J. L. B. Smith, 1968) (largescale wrasse)
  • , 1974 (blackspot wrasse)
  • (, 1952) (ten-tooth wrasse)
  • Decodon puellaris (Poey, 1860) (red hogfish)

References[]

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Decodon in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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