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Labrus Temporal range: Eocene–Recent |
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| Cuckoo wrasse (L. mixtus) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Suborder: | Labroidei |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Subfamily: | Labrinae |
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Labrus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Labrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean and Black seas.
The four currently recognized species in this genus are:
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 United Kingdom.