Plectrypops

Plectrypops
Plectrypops lima
Plectrypops retrospinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Beryciformes
Family: Holocentridae
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). Some members of this genus are also known from fossil remains.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

See also

References

  1. ↑ Ghazal, Nazm (18 September 2019). "NAẒM". doi:10.1163/9789004206106_eifo_sim_8857. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ↑ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Plectrypops". FishBase. October 2012 version.