Stethojulis
Stethojulis is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.[1]
| Stethojulis | |
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| Stethojulis strigiventer | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Labriformes | 
| Family: | Labridae | 
| Genus: | Stethojulis Günther, 1861  | 
| Type species | |
| Julis strigiventer E. T. Bennett, 1833  | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
    
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Stethojulis albovittata (Bonnaterre, 1788) (blue-lined wrasse)
 

A male blue-lined wrasse Stethojulis albovittata.
- Stethojulis balteata (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (belted wrasse)
 - Stethojulis bandanensis (Bleeker, 1851) (red-shoulder wrasse)
 - Stethojulis interrupta (Bleeker, 1851) (cutribbon wrasse)
 - Stethojulis maculata P. J. Schmidt, 1931
 - Stethojulis marquesensis J. E. Randall, 2000
 - Stethojulis notialis J. E. Randall, 2000
 - Stethojulis strigiventer (E. T. Bennett, 1833) (three-ribbon wrasse)
 

A three-ribbon wrasse Stethojulis strigiventer.
- Stethojulis terina D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1902
 - Stethojulis trilineata (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (three-lined rainbowfish)
 
References
    
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Stethojulis in FishBase. October 2013 version.
 
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