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Diretmoides

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Diretmidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Beryciformes

Rank
  
Genus

Similar
  
Silver spinyfin, Spinyfin, Berycidae, Hoplostethus, Slimehead

Diretmoides is a genus of spinyfins with one species (pauciradiatus) known from the eastern Atlantic Ocean and the other (veriginae) known from the eastern Indian Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:

  • Diretmoides pauciradiatus (Woods, 1973) (Longwing spinyfin)
  • Diretmoides veriginae Kotlyar, 1987

    • References

    Diretmoides Wikipedia
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