''Paracheilinus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of flasher
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 ...
s, native to the
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third-largest of the world's five oceanic divisions, covering or ~19.8% of the water on Earth's surface. It is bounded by Asia to the north, Africa to the west and Australia to the east. To the south it is bounded by ...
and the western
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the contine ...
.
Species
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Paracheilinus alfiani''
G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda, 2016
* ''
Paracheilinus angulatus''
J. E. Randall & Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is the List of cities in Texas by population, 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat, seat of government of Lubbock County, Texas, Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also ...
, 1981 (Angular flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus attenuatus''
J. E. Randall, 1999
* ''
Paracheilinus bellae''
J. E. Randall, 1988 (Bell's flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus carpenteri
The Carpenter's flasher wrasse, ''Paracheilinus carpenteri'', is a species of wrasse native to the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found on reefs at depths from . This species can reach in standard length. It can be found in the aquarium tr ...
''
J. E. Randall & Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is the List of cities in Texas by population, 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat, seat of government of Lubbock County, Texas, Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also ...
, 1981 (Pink flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus cyaneus''
Kuiter & G. R. Allen, 1999 (Blue flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus filamentosus''
G. R. Allen, 1974 (Filamentous flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus flavianalis''
Kuiter & G. R. Allen, 1999 (Yellow-fin flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus''
J. E. Randall & Harmelin-Vivien, 1977
* ''
Paracheilinus lineopunctatus''
J. E. Randall & Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
is the List of cities in Texas by population, 10th-most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat, seat of government of Lubbock County, Texas, Lubbock County. With a population of 260,993 in 2021, the city is also ...
, 1981 (Spot-lined flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus mccoskeri''
J. E. Randall & Harmelin-Vivien, 1977 (McCosker's flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus nursalim''
G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2008 (Nursalim flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus octotaenia''
Fourmanoir, 1955 (Red Sea flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus paineorum''
G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda, 2016 [
* '' Paracheilinus piscilineatus'' ( Cornic, 1987)
* '' Paracheilinus rennyae'' G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda, 2013 ][Allen, G.R., Erdmann, M.V. & Yusmalinda, N.L.A. (2013): ''Paracheilinus rennyae'', a new species of flasherwrasse (Perciformes: Labridae) from southern Indonesia. ''aqua, International Journal of Ichthyology, 19 (4): 193-206.'']
* '' Paracheilinus rubricaudalis'' J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2003 (Red-tail flasherwrasse)
* '' Paracheilinus togeanensis'' Kuiter & G. R. Allen, 1999 (Togean flasherwrasse)
* '' Paracheilinus walton'' G. R. Allen & Erdmann, 2006 (Walton's flasherwrasse)
* ''Paracheilinus xanthocirritus
''Paracheilinus'' is a genus of flasher wrasses, native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean.
Species
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:
* ''Paracheilinus alfiani'' G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda, 2016
* ...
'' G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda, 2016 [
]
References
Labridae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Pierre Fourmanoir
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