Hypsigenyini
| Hypsigenyini Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) | |
| Greenbone (Odax pullus) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Labridae |
| Tribe: | Hypsigenyini Gomon (1997) |
| Genera | |
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15-17, see text | |
The hypsigenyine wrasses are saltwater fish of the tribe Hypsigenyini, a subgroup of the wrasse family (Labridae). The group is circumglobal, being found in almost all the of world's shallow tropical marine waters, although some species are also found in temperate zones.