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Emmelichthyidae

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Also known as rovers

Emmelichthyidae is a small family of small to medium-sized marine ray-finned fishes known commonly as redbaits, rovers, bonnetmouths or rubyfishes.

Species

rovers

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyEmmelichthyidae
Habitatmarine
Observations recorded8,532

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
33
Family
Emmelichthyidae
Collections
ODU, NMV, YPM, USNM, MCZ, ANSP
Recorded in
Australia, Mauritius, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Comoros, High Seas, Ecuador, Lebanon

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Perciformes
Image
Emmelichthys nitidus nitidus (Redbait).gif
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Commons category
Emmelichthyidae
taxon rank
family
taxon name
Emmelichthyidae
topic's main category
Category:Emmelichthyidae
taxon common name
ハチビキ科
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Encyclopedic overview

6 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Genera
  • Characteristics
  • Distribution
  • See also
  • References

Emmelichthyidae is a small family of small to medium-sized marine ray-finned fishes known commonly as redbaits, rovers, bonnetmouths or rubyfishes.

The Emmelichthyidae are poorly known even among researchers who work in fish taxonomy, and as a result much is unknown about species in the family, such as how they feed, breed, and otherwise behave. The most recently discovered species of the family, the papillated redbait (Emmelichthys papillatus). was not identified and described until 2024.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Emmelichthyidae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.