Belongs within: Percomorpharia.
Contains: Choerodon, Cheilinus, Xanothon, Lepidaplois, Julidinae, Labrus, Scarus.
The Labridae, wrasses, are colourful warm-water marine fishes characterised by sharp, heavy teeth at the front of the mouth in conjunction with crushing pharyngeal jaws (Bond 1996).
<==Labridae [Callyodontidae, Coridae, Scaridae] |--+--HarpinaeR13 | | |--Lachnolaimus maximusND13 | | |--Harpe rufaR13, F15 | | |--PimelometoponR13 | | |--Semicossyphus pulcherR13, CH97 | | `--TrochocopusR13 | `--+--Haletta semifasciataND13 | `--+--Clepticus [Clepticinae]ND13 | | `--C. parraeND13 | `--BodianusND13 | |--B. anthioides (Bennett 1831) [=Crenilabrus anthioides]M58 | |--B. axillaris (Bennett 1832)MM09 | |--B. bilunulatus (Lacépède 1802) [=Labrus bilunulatus, Cossyphus bilunulatus]M58 | |--B. diana (Lacépède 1802) [=Labrus diana]M58 | |--B. mesothorax (Schneider 1801) [=Labrus mesothorax]M58 | |--B. oxycephalus (Bleeker 1862) [=Cossyphus oxycephalus]M58 | |--B. perditioG75 | `--B. rufusND13 `--+--JulidinaeND13 `--+--LabrinaeR13 | |--LabrusL58 | |--Ctenolabrus rupestrisR13, B79 | |--Tautogolabrus adspersus (Walbaum 1792)ND13, M02 | |--Tautoga ornitis (Linnaeus 1758)ND13, M02 | |--AcantholabrusR13 | |--CentrolabrusR13 | `--CrenilabrusR13 | |--C. coeruleusD56 | |--C. griseusD56 | |--C. melopsB79 | `--C. pavoD56 `--+--+--Epibulus Cuvier 1814ND13, S57 [Epibulinae] | | |--E. brevisND13 | | `--E. insidiator (Pallas 1770)S57 [=Sparus insidiatorM58; incl. E. striatus Day 1876S57] | `--OxycheilinusND13 | |--O. celebicus (Bleeker 1853)MM09 | |--O. diagrammus (Lacépède 1801)MM09 | `--O. unifasciatus (Streets 1877)MM09 `--+--CalotomusND13 | |--C. carolinusND13 | |--C. genistriatusJR10 | |--C. moluccensisJR10 | `--C. vaigiensisJR10 `--+--CryptotomusND13 | |--C. beryllinusF16 | |--C. roseus [incl. C. crassiceps Bean 1906]F15 | |--C. spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) (see below for synonymy)M58 | `--C. ustus [=Callyodon ustus]F16 `--+--Cetoscarus Smith 1956ND13, S59 | |--*C. pulchellus (Rüppell 1835)S59 (see below for synonymy) | `--C. bicolor (Rüppell 1828)S59 (see below for synonymy) `--+--ScarusND13 `--Chlorurus Swainson 1839ND13, S59 [incl. Pseudoscarus Bleeker 1861S59] |--*C. gibbus (Ruppell 1828) [=Scarus gibbus]S59 |--‘Pseudoscarus’ guacamaiaF15 |--C. microrhinos (Bleeker 1854)S59 (see below for synonymy) |--‘Pseudoscarus’ rostratus Gunther 1909S59 |--C. sordidusND13 |--C. strongylocephalus (Bleeker 1854)S59 (see below for synonymy) `--C. ultramarinus (Jordan & Seale 1906) [=Callyodon ultramarinus]S59 Labridae incertae sedis: Pseudodax Bleeker 1804 [Pseudodacinae]S57 |--*P. moluccanus (Valenciennes 1839)S57 [=Odax moluccanusM58, P. moluccensis (l. c.)JR10] |--‘Odax’ borbonicus Val. 1839S57 `--‘Odax’ pullus Val. 1839S57 Conniella apterygia Allen 1983MM09 Xenojulis margaritaceus (Macleay 1884) [=Platyglossus margaritaceus]M58 Paracheilinus flavianalis Kuiter & Allen 1999MM09 Wetmorella Fowler 1928S57 |--*W. philippina Fowler 1928 [incl. W. philippina bifasciata]S57 |--W. albofasciata Schultz & Marshall 1954S57 `--W. ocellata Schultz & Marshall 1954S57 Cirrhilabrichthys Klausewitz 1976K76 |--*C. filamentosus Klausewitz 1976K76 `--C. rubriventralis [=Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis]K76 Hologymnosus Lacepede 1802S57 `--*H. semidiscus (Lacépède 1802)S57 (see below for synonymy) Macropharyngodon Bleeker 1861S57 |--*M. geoffroy Quoy & Gaimard 1824S57 [=Platyglossus geoffroyiM58] |--M. bipartitus Smith 1957S57 |--M. meleagris (Cuvier 1839)S57 [=Julis meleagrisM58] |--M. negrosensis Herre 1932MM09 |--M. ornatus Randall 1978MM09 |--M. pardalis (Kner 1867) [=Leptojulis pardalis; incl. Platyglossus nigromaculatus Gunther 1871]S57 `--M. varialvus Smith 1957S57 Hemipteronotus Lecepede 1802S57 |--*H. quinquemaculatus Lacepede 1802S57 |--H. aneitensis (Günther 1862)S57 [=Novacula aneitensisM58] |--H. melanopus (Bleeker 1857) [incl. H. spilonotus Bleeker 1857]S57 |--H. pavoB96 |--H. pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758)S57 (see below for synonymy) `--H. twistii (Bleeker 1856) [=Novacula twistii]M58 ChoerodonS57 CheilininaeR13 |--CheilinusS57 |--Pseudocheilinus Bleeker 1861R13, S57 | |--*P. hexataenia (Bleeker 1857) [=Cheilinus hexataenia]S57 | |--P. evanidus Jordan & Evermann 1903S57 | |--P. margaretae Smith 1955S57 | `--P. octotaenia Jenkins 1901MM09 `--Cirrhilabrus Temminck & Schlegel 1845R13, K76 |--*C. temmincki Bleeker 1852S57 |--C. cyanopleura (Bleeker 1851)PC01 |--C. exquisitus Smith 1957S57 |--C. randalli Allen 1995MM09 `--C. solorensis Bleeker 1853M58 Bolbometopon Smith 1956S56 `--*B. muricatus (Valenciennes 1839)S56 (see below for synonymy) XanothonS59 Hipposcarus Smith 1956S59 |--*H. harid (Forskål 1775)S59 (see below for synonymy) | |--H. h. haridS59 | `--H. h. vexillus Smith 1959S59 `--H. schultzi Smith 1959S59 Peaolopesia Smith 1949S57 `--P. matthaei (Valenciennes 1839) (see below for synonymy)S57 Cheiliopsis Steindachner 1863S57 `--*C. bivittatus Steindachner 1863S57 LepidaploisS57 Anchichoerops Barnard 1927S57 `--*A. natalensis (Gilchrist & Thompson 1908) [=Choerops natalensis]S57 Fowlerella Smith 1957S57 `--*F. bicolor (Fowler & Bean 1928) [=Labroides bicolor]S57 Pseudojulis Bleeker 1861S57 |--*P. girardi (Bleeker 1858) [=Julis girardi]S57 `--P. argyreogaster Gunther 1866S57 Suezia Smith 1957S57 `--*S. caudovittatus (Steindachner 1898) [=Labrichthys caudovittatus]S57 Pseudolabrus Bleeker 1862S57 `--*P. rubiginosus (Schlegel 1845) [=Labrus rubiginosus]S57 Pseudanampses Bleeker 1862S57 `--*P. geographicus (Valenciennes 1839) (see below for synonymy)S57 CossyphusS57 |--C. maxillosusS57 |--C. rufus Linn 1758S57 `--C. terophorusS57 Ampheces pterophthalmusJR10 Coricus rostratusPP64 Eocoris bloti Bannikov & Sorbini 1991P93 Phyllopharyngodon longipinnis Bellwood 1991P93 Eolabroides szjnochae (de Zigno 1887)P93 Gillidia antiqua (Agassiz 1835)P93 SymphodusP93 |--S. eocenicus (White 1926)P93 `--S. mediterraneusBM03 Malacopterus [Malacopterinae]R13 `--M. reticulatusR13 Austrolabrus maculatus (Macleay 1881)H90 NotolabrusH90 |--N. celidotusHS01 `--N. parilus (Richardson 1850)H90 Pseudojuloides elongatus Ayling & Russell 1977H90 Suezichthys cyanolaemus Russell 1985H90
*Bolbometopon muricatus (Valenciennes 1839)S59 [=Scarus muricatusS59, Callyodon muricatusS57, Pseudoscarus muricatusM58; incl. Scarus gibbosus Kuhl & van Hasselt in Valenciennes 1839 (n. n.)S56]
Cetoscarus bicolor (Rüppell 1828)S59 [=Scarus bicolorM58, Callyodon bicolorM58; incl. Pseudoscarus nigripinnis Gunther 1866S59, Scarus ophthalmistius Herre 1933S56]
*Cetoscarus pulchellus (Rüppell 1835)S59 [=Scarus pulchellusS59, Callyodon pulchellusM58, Pseudoscarus pulchellusM58]
Chlorurus microrhinos (Bleeker 1854)S59 [=Callyodon microrhinosM58, *Pseudoscarus microrhinusS56, Scarus microrhinosS59]
Chlorurus strongylocephalus (Bleeker 1854)S59 [=Scarus strongylocephalusS59, Callyodon strongylocephalusM58, Pseudoscarus strongylocephalusM58; incl. Scarus microcheilus Bleeker 1861S59, Chlorurus microcheilosS59]
Cryptotomus spinidens (Quoy & Gaimard 1824) [=Scarus spinidens; incl. Ca. brachysoma Macleay 1883, Leptoscarus brachysoma, Ca. carolinus Bleeker 1878, Ca. genistriatus Günther 1909, Ca. moluccensis Macleay 1884, Ca. waigiensis Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839]M58
Hemipteronotus pentadactylus (Linnaeus 1758)S57 [=Coryphaena pentadactylaM58, Novacula pentadactylaM58; incl. Hemipteronotus bimaculata Rupp. 1828S57, H. immaculatus Val. 1839S57, Novacula punctulatus Val. 1839M58, S57, H. temporalis Regan 1905S57, H. tessellatus Val. 1839S57]
*Hipposcarus harid (Forskål 1775)S59 [=Scarus haridS59, Callyodon haridM58; incl. C. latus Val. 1839S56, Scarus longiceps Cuvier & Valenciennes 1839M58, S. mastax Ruppell 1828S59, Callyodon ruppellii Val. 1839S56]
*Hologymnosus semidiscus (Lacépède 1802)S57 [=Labrus semidiscusS57; incl. Coris annulata Lacepede 1802M58, S57, H. annulatusH90, H. doliatus Valenciennes 1839S57, H. fasciatus Lacepede 1802S57, H. rosea Q & G 1835S57, H. semipartitus Bleeker 1875S57]
Peaolopesia matthaei (Valenciennes 1839) [=Julis matthaei; incl. Xiphocheilus gymnogenys Gunther 1866, *Peaolopesia gymnogenys]S57
*Pseudanampses geographicus (Valenciennes 1839) [=Anampses geographicus; incl. Anampsodax lienardi Bleeker & Pollen 1874, Pseudanampses lineolatus Bennett 1831]S57
*Type species of generic name indicated
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