Labrus
Introduction '''''Labrus''''' is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean and Black seas.
Species The four currently recognized species in this genus are:* ''Labrus bergylta'' Ascanius, 1767 (Ballan wrasse)* ''Labrus merula'' Linnaeus, 1758 (brown wrasse)* ''Labrus mixtus'' Linnaeus, 1758 (cuckoo wrasse)* ''Labrus viridis'' Linnaeus, 1758 (green wrasse)
Fossil record Fossil of ''Labrus valenciennesii''Fossils of ''Labrus'' are found from the Eocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 55.8 to 0.781 million years ago.). They are known from various localities of France, Italy and the United Kingdom.
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