Plectrypops
Sign in to savePlectrypops 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.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderBeryciformes
- FamilyHolocentridae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 6
- Family
- Holocentridae
- Collections
- USNM, CAS, AM
- Recorded in
- Turks And Caicos Islands, United States, Australia
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- Parent taxon
- Myripristinae
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- Plectrypops lima.jpg
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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: Plectrypops lima (Valenciennes, 1831) (Shy soldier) Plectrypops retrospinis (Guichenot, 1853) (Cardinal soldierfish)
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