Clepticus
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Clepticus parrae - pone.0010676.g111.png
| image_caption = Creole Wrasse (C. parrae)
| taxon = Clepticus
| authority = G. Cuvier, 1829
| type_species = Clepticus genizara
| type_species_authority = G. Cuvier, 1829{{Cof record|genid=1178|title=Clepticus|access-date=5 January 2019}}
}}
Clepticus is a genus of wrasses native to the Atlantic Ocean.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:{{FishBase genus | genus = Clepticus| month = August | year = 2013}}
- Clepticus africanus Heiser, R. L. Moura & D. R. Robertson, 2000 (African creole wrasse)
- Clepticus brasiliensis Heiser, R. L. Moura & D. R. Robertson, 2000 (Brazilian creole wrasse)
- Clepticus parrae (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (creole wrasse)