Emmelichthys

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Kingdom Animalia Class Actinopterygii Family Emmelichthyidae		Phylum Chordata Order Perciformes Rank Genus

Similar Emmelichthys nitidus, Emmelichthyidae, Erythrocles, Greenback horse mackerel, Rubyfish

Emmelichthys is a genus of fish in the family Emmelichthyidae, the rovers.

Species

There are seven species in the genus, including one newly described in 2014:

Emmelichthys elongatus Kotlyar, 1982

Emmelichthys karnellai Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1977 – Karnella's rover

Emmelichthys marisrubri R. Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2014

Emmelichthys nitidus J. Richardson, 1845

Emmelichthys nitidus cyanescens Guichenot, 1848

Emmelichthys nitidus nitidus J. Richardson, 1845 – Cape bonnetmouth

Emmelichthys ruber Trunov, 1976 – red rover

Emmelichthys struhsakeri Heemstra & J. E. Randall, 1977 – golden redbait

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