Plectrypops

Plectrypops
Plectrypops retrospinis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae
Subfamily: Myripristinae
Genus: Plectrypops
T. N. Gill, 1862

Plectrypops is a genus of soldierfish containing two extant species, with one species in the Indo-Pacific, and another in the western Atlantic and the Caribbean. They are red and reach a length of approximately 15 cm (6 in). Members of this genus are also known from fossil remains.[1]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[2]

See also

References

  1. Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  2. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Plectrypops in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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