Labrus

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin labrum (“lip”), as some members have thick protruding lips.

Proper noun

Labrus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Labridae – typical wrasses.

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