Labrus
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Translingual
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Etymology
New Latin, from Latin labrum (“lip”), as some members have thick protruding lips.
Proper noun
Labrus m
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Actinopterygii – superclass; Teleostei – class; Perciformes – order; Labroidei - suborder; Labridae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Labrus mixtus (cuckoo wrasse) - type species; Labrus bergylta (Ballan wrasse), Labrus merula (brown wrasse), Labrus viridis (green wrasse) - other species
Derived terms
- Acantholabrus (scale-rayed wrasse)
- Ammolabrus (sand wrasse)
- Austrolabrus
- †Bellwoodilabrus
- Centrolabrus
- Cirrhilabrus
- Ctenolabrus (goldsinny wrasse)
- Dotalabrus
- Frontilabrus
- Labrichthys (tubelip wrasse)
- †Labrobolcus
- Labroides (cleaner wrasses)
- Labropsis (tubelips)
- Minilabrus (minute wrasse)
- Notolabrus
- Pictilabrus
- Pseudolabrus
- Tautogolabrus (bergall)
- Terelabrus
Further reading
Labrus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Labrus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Labrus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
