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Leptojulis

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

Species

Shoulderspot Wrasse

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyLabridae
Habitatmarine
Observations56
Observations recorded1,385

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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

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Labridae
Image
Shoulderspot Wrasse imported from iNaturalist photo 442742889 on 4 January 2025.png
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taxon name
Leptojulis
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Leptojulis
Commons category
Leptojulis
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Encyclopedic overview

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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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