''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
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and the western
Pacific Ocean
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.
Species
There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Paracheilinus alfiani''
G. R. Allen, Erdmann & Yusmalinda, 2016
* ''
Paracheilinus angulatus
''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
...
''
J. E. Randall & Lubbock
Lubbock ( )
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, 1981 (Angular flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus attenuatus
''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
...
''
J. E. Randall, 1999
* ''
Paracheilinus bellae
''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
...
''
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
''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
...
''
Kuiter & G. R. Allen, 1999 (Blue flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus filamentosus
''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, 1974 (Filamentous flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus flavianalis
''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
...
''
Kuiter & G. R. Allen, 1999 (Yellow-fin flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus hemitaeniatus
''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
...
''
J. E. Randall & Harmelin-Vivien, 1977
* ''
Paracheilinus lineopunctatus
''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
...
''
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
''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, 2008 (Nursalim flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus octotaenia
''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
...
''
Fourmanoir, 1955 (Red Sea flasherwrasse)
* ''
Paracheilinus paineorum
''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 [
* '' 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
''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
...
'' Kuiter & G. R. Allen, 1999 (Togean flasherwrasse)
* ''Paracheilinus walton
''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, 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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