Labrus

Labrus is a genus of wrasses native to the eastern Atlantic Ocean into the Mediterranean and Black seas.

Species
The four currently recognized species in this genus are:
 * Labrus bergylta Ascanius, 1767 (Ballan wrasse)
 * Labrus merula Linnaeus, 1758 (brown wrasse)
 * Labrus mixtus Linnaeus, 1758 (cuckoo wrasse)
 * Labrus viridis Linnaeus, 1758 (green wrasse)

Fossil record


Fossils of Labrus are found from the Eocene to the Quaternary (age range: from 55.8 to 0.781 million years ago.). They are known from various localities of France, Italy and the United Kingdom.