en Labrus

Labrus; Temporal range: Eocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Cuckoo wrasse (L. mixtus)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Genus:	Labrus; Linnaeus, 1758
Type species
	Labrus mixtus; Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
	Cicla Artedi, 1793;

Labrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean and Black seas.^[3]

Species

The four currently recognized species in this genus are:^[3]

Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767 (Ballan wrasse)
Labrus merula Linnaeus, 1758 (brown wrasse)
Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758 (cuckoo wrasse)
Labrus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 (green wrasse)

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 the United Kingdom.^[4]

References

^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Labrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
^ ^a ^b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Labrus". FishBase. August 2013 version.
^ Paleobiology Database

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[CofFG-1] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Labrus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[Coffs-2] Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 14 January 2020.

[FishBase-3] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Labrus". FishBase. August 2013 version.

[4] Paleobiology Database

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