Leptojulis

Leptojulis is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

Species

Shoulderspot Wrasse

GENUS

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPerciformes
FamilyLabridae

Habitatmarine

Observations56

Observations recorded1,385

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records: 23
Family: Labridae
Collections: CAS, NHMUK, USNM, AM, NMV, BPBM
Recorded in: Fiji, United States, Philippines, Micronesia (Federated States Of), Indonesia, Oman, India, Australia

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Leptojulis is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.

==Species== The currently recognized species in this genus are: Leptojulis chrysotaenia J. E. Randall & Ferraris, 1981 (ochreband wrasse) Leptojulis cyanopleura (Bleeker, 1853) (shoulderspot wrasse) Leptojulis lambdastigma J. E. Randall & Ferraris, 1981 Leptojulis polylepis J. E. Randall, 1996 (smallscale wrasse) Leptojulis urostigma J. E. Randall, 1996 (tailmark wrasse)

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