Semicossyphus

Semicossyphus is a genus of wrasses native to the Pacific Ocean.[3]

Semicossyphus
California sheephead (S. pulcher)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Semicossyphus
Günther, 1861
Type species
Cossyphus reticulatus
Valenciennes, 1839[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Pimelometopon T. N. Gill, 1864

Species

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

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Semicossyphus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Labridae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Semicossyphus in FishBase. October 2013 version.


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