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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Wrasses
Subfamily: Cheilininae
Genus: Epibulus

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2 species (see list below)

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Photo by Greenfield, J.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 18.5 cm SL
Epibulus brevis Carlson, Randall & Dawson, 2008

Photo by Greenfield, J.
 
Epibulus brevis
[Latent slingjaw wrasse]

Photo by Rusconi, G.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 54 cm SL
Epibulus insidiator (Pallas, 1770)

Photo by Rusconi, G.
 
Epibulus insidiator
[Sling-jaw wrasse]
2 Species of Family Labridae with Genus Epibulus
(Wrasses)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2008 Epibulus brevis Latent slingjaw wrasse Western Pacific 18.5 SL
1770 Epibulus insidiator Sling-jaw wrasse Indo-Pacific 54 SL



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