Polylepion
Sign in to savePolylepion is a genus of wrasses native to the Pacific Ocean. It is also known as a bleeding wrasse. They are mostly found over sandy waters from Mexico to Nicaragua, including Cocos Island.
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It sits within the topics Labridae, Marine fish genera and Polylepion.
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Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyLabridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 4
- Family
- Labridae
- Collections
- UWFC, USNM, UF, MNHN
- Recorded in
- Honduras, Curacao, Bahama Islands, Reunion(I.)
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- Polylepion russelli.jpg
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- Polylepion
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- Category:Polylepion
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Polylepion is a genus of wrasses native to the Pacific Ocean. It is also known as a bleeding wrasse. They are mostly found over sandy waters from Mexico to Nicaragua, including Cocos Island.
== Etymology == 'Polylepion' is derived from the Greek adjective 'polys' meaning many, and the noun 'lepion' meaning small scales; referring to the relatively numerous lateral-line scales exhibited by species of this genus.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Polylepion” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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