Novaculops

Genus of fishes

Novaculops
Hawaiian sandy N. woodi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Labriformes
Family: Labridae
Genus: Novaculops
L. P. Schultz, 1960
Type species
Novaculichthys woodi
O. P. Jenkins, 1901[1]

Novaculops is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[2]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

  • Novaculops alvheimi J. E. Randall, 2013 (St. Brandon's sandy)
  • Novaculops halsteadi (J. E. Randall & Lobel, 2003) (Halstead's sandy)
  • Novaculops koteamea (J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2004) (Rapanui sandy)
  • Novaculops pastellus (J. E. Randall, Earle & L. A. Rocha, 2008) (Lord Howe sandy)
  • Novaculops sciistius (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914) (oriental sandy)
  • Novaculops woodi (O. P. Jenkins, 1901) (Hawaiian sandy)

References

  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Novaculops". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  2. ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Novaculops in FishBase. August 2013 version.
Taxon identifiers
Novaculops


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