Epibulus

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Epibulus
Epibulus insidiator.jpg
Sling-jaw wrasse (E. insidiator)
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Epibulus
G. Cuvier, 1815
Type species
Sparus insidiator
Pallas, 1770

Epibulus is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.[1]

Species[]

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

  • Epibulus brevis , J. E. Randall & , 2008 (latent sling-jaw wrasse)
  • Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770) (sling-jaw wrasse)

References[]

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


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