The Labroidei are a
suborder
Order ( la, ordo) is one of the eight major hierarchical taxonomic ranks in Linnaean taxonomy. It is classified between family and class. In biological classification, the order is a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms and ...
of the
Perciformes, the largest
order
Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to:
* Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood
* Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
of fish. Among others, the suborder includes the
wrasse
The wrasses are a family, Labridae, of marine fish, many of which are brightly colored. The family is large and diverse, with over 600 species in 81 genera, which are divided into 9 subgroups or tribes.
They are typically small, most of them le ...
s,
cichlid
Cichlids are fish from the family Cichlidae in the order Cichliformes. Cichlids were traditionally classed in a suborder, the Labroidei, along with the wrasses ( Labridae), in the order Perciformes, but molecular studies have contradicted this ...
s, and
parrotfish
Parrotfishes are a group of about 90 fish species regarded as a Family (biology), family (Scaridae), or a subfamily (Scarinae) of the wrasses. With about 95 species, this group's largest species richness is in the Indo-Pacific. They are found ...
.
Timeline of genera
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''Labrus'' is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean and Black seas.
Species
The four currently recognized species in this genus are:
* ''Labrus bergylta'' Ascanius, 1767 (Ballan wrasse)
* ''Labrus merula' ...
color:eocene bar:NAM3 from: -48.6 till: 0 text: Symphodus
''Symphodus'' is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
* '' Symphodus bailloni'' (Valenciennes, 1839) (Baillon's wrasse)
* '' Symphodus caer ...
color:eocene bar:NAM4 from: -37.2 till: 0 text: Sparisoma
''Sparisoma'' is a genus of parrotfishes native to warmer parts of the Atlantic. FishBase recognizes 15 species in this genus, including ''S. rocha'' described from Trindade Island in 2010 and ''S. choati'' described from the East Atlantic in 20 ...
color:oligocene bar:NAM5 from: -33.9 till: 0 text: Cheilinus
''Cheilinus'' is a genus of fish in the family Labridae native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:
* ''Cheilinus abudjubbe'' Rüppell, 1835 (Abdujubbes wrasse)
* ''Cheilinus chlo ...
color:oligocene bar:NAM6 from: -33.9 till: 0 text: Scarus
''Scarus'' is a genus of parrotfishes. With 52 currently recognised extant species,Froese, R. and D. Pauly, Eds''Scarus''.FishBase. 2013. it is by far the largest genus in this family. The vast majority are found at reefs in the Indo-Pacific, bu ...
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The shiner perch (''Cymatogaster aggregata'') is a common surfperch found in estuaries, lagoons, and coastal streams along the Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. It is the sole member of its genus. The shiner perch is also known as sev ...
color:pliocene bar:NAM11 from: -5.332 till: 0 text: Oxyjulis
''Oxyjulis californica'' is a species of wrasse native to the eastern Pacific Ocean along the coasts of California and Baja California. Its distribution extends from Salt Point in Sonoma County, California, to southern central Baja California, n ...
color:pliocene bar:NAM12 from: -5.332 till: 0 text: Rhacochilus
''Rhacochilus'' is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''Rhacochilus toxotes'' Agassiz, 1854 (Rubberlip surfperch)
* ''Rhacochilus vacca
''Rhacochilu ...
color:pleistocene bar:NAM13 from: -2.588 till: 0 text: Amphistichus
''Amphistichus'' is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean
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color:pleistocene bar:NAM14 from: -2.588 till: 0 text: Hyperprosopon
''Hyperprosopon'' is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:
* '' Hyperprosopon anale'' Agassiz, 1861 (Spotfin surfperch)
* ''Hyperprosopon argenteum'' Gibbo ...
color:pleistocene bar:NAM15 from: -2.588 till: 0 text: Phanerodon
''Phanerodon'' is a genus of surfperches native to the eastern Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''Phanerodon atripes'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880) (Sharpnose surfperch)
* ''Phanerodon ...
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See also
*
Labriformes
Labriformes is an order of ray-finned fishes which includes the wrasse, cales and parrotfishes, within the clade Percomorpha. Some authors include the Labroformes as the clade Labroidei within the Perciformes while others include more families ...
References
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Ray-finned fish suborders