{{Short description|Genus of fishes}} {{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<ref name = CofFG>{{Cof record|genid=8257|title=''Polylepion''|access-date=25 January 2020}}</ref> }}
'''''Polylepion''''' is a genus of wrasses native to the Pacific Ocean.<ref name="FishBase">{{FishBase genus|genus=Polylepion|month=August|year=2013}}</ref> It is also known as a bleeding wrasse. They are mostly found over sandy waters from Mexico to Nicaragua, including Cocos Island.
== Etymology == '<nowiki/>''Polylepion''<nowiki/>' is derived from the Greek adjective '<nowiki/>''polys''<nowiki/>' meaning many, and the noun '''lepion''<nowiki/>' meaning small scales; referring to the relatively numerous lateral-line scales exhibited by species of this genus.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Polylepion russelli summary page |url=https://fishbase.mnhn.fr/summary/Polylepion-russelli |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=FishBase |language=en}}</ref>
==Species== The genus contains three species:<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fish Identification |url=https://fishbase.se/identification/SpeciesList.php?genus=Polylepion |access-date=2025-01-11 |website=fishbase.se}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" |+ !Species !Common name !Image |- |''Polylepion cruentum'' <small>M. F. Gomon, 1977</small> |bleeding wrasse |frameless |- |''Polylepion gilmorei'' <small>Baldwin et al, 2023</small> |Candystriped wrasse |frameless |- |''Polylepion russelli'' <small>(M. F. Gomon & J. E. Randall, 1975)</small> |Russell's striped hogfish |frameless |}
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Category:Polylepion Category:Labridae Category:Marine fish genera
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