Genyatremus
Sign in to saveGenyatremus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhynchinae, one of two subfamilies in the family Haemulidae, it consists of four species. The name of this genus is a compound of genys meaning “chin”, a meaning “without” and tremus meaning “pore”, a reference to the lack of a central pore on the chin in the fishes in this genus.
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Genyatremus is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, sweetlips belonging to the subfamily Plectorhynchinae, one of two subfamilies in the family Haemulidae, it consists of four species. The name of this genus is a compound of genys meaning “chin”, a meaning “without” and tremus meaning “pore”, a reference to the lack of a central pore on the chin in the fishes in this genus.
==Species== The species included in the genus Genyatremus are: Genyatremus cavifrons (Cuvier, 1830) Genyatremus dovii (Günther, 1864) Genyatremus luteus (Bloch, 1790) Genyatremus pacifici (Günther, 1864)
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