Polylepion

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Polylepion_russelli.jpg

| image_caption = P. russelli

| taxon = Polylepion

| authority = M. F. Gomon, 1977

| type_species = Bodianus russelli

| type_species_authority = M. F. Gomon & J. E. Randall, 1975{{Cof record|genid=8257|title=Polylepion|access-date=25 January 2020}}

}}

Polylepion is a genus of wrasses native to the Pacific Ocean.{{FishBase genus|genus=Polylepion|month=August|year=2013}} It is also known as a bleeding wrasse. They are mostly found over sandy waters from Mexico to Nicaragua, including Cocos Island.

Etymology

'Polylepion' is derived from the Greek adjective 'polys' meaning many, and the noun 'lepion' meaning small scales; referring to the relatively numerous lateral-line scales exhibited by species of this genus.{{Cite web |title=Polylepion russelli summary page |url=https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Polylepion-russelli |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=FishBase |language=en}}

Species

The genus contains three species:{{Cite web |title=Fish Identification |url=https://fishbase.se/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Polylepion |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=fishbase.se}}

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!Species

!Common name

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Polylepion cruentum

M. F. Gomon, 1977

|bleeding wrasse

|frameless

Polylepion gilmorei

Baldwin et al, 2023

|Candystriped wrasse

|frameless