Novaculops

Novaculops is a genus of wrasses native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.^[2]

Novaculops
Oriental sandy (N. sciistius)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Labriformes
Family:	Labridae
Tribe:	Novaculini
Genus:	Novaculops L. P. Schultz, 1960
Type species
Novaculichthys woodi O. P. Jenkins, 1901[1]

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:^[2]

Species	Common name	Image
Novaculops alvheimi J. E. Randall, 2013	St. Brandon's sandy
Novaculops compressus Fukui, 2020	Garnet sandy
Novaculops halsteadi (J. E. Randall & Lobel, 2003)	Halstead's sandy
Novaculops koteamea (J. E. Randall & G. R. Allen, 2004)	Rapanui sandy
Novaculops pastellus (J. E. Randall, Earle & L. A. Rocha, 2008)	Lord Howe sandy
Novaculops sciistius (D. S. Jordan & W. F. Thompson, 1914)	oriental sandy
Novaculops woodi (O. P. Jenkins, 1901)	Hawaiian sandy