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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Labridae Wrasses

Genus: Semicossyphus

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Wolfe, G.

Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 70 cm TL
Semicossyphus darwini (Jenyns, 1842)

Photo by Wolfe, G.
 
Semicossyphus darwini
[Galápagos sheephead wrasse]

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 91 cm TL
Semicossyphus pulcher (Ayres, 1854)

Photo by Gotshall, D.W.
 
Semicossyphus pulcher
[California sheephead]

Photo by Senou, H.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 100 cm TL
Semicossyphus reticulatus (Valenciennes, 1839)

Photo by Senou, H.
 
Semicossyphus reticulatus
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3 Species of Family Labridae with Genus Semicossyphus
(Wrasses)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1842 Semicossyphus darwini Galápagos sheephead wrasse Southeast Pacific 70 TL
1854 Semicossyphus pulcher California sheephead Eastern Pacific 91 TL
1839 Semicossyphus reticulatus Western Pacific 100 TL



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