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Plagiogeneion

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Emmelichthyidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Perciformes

Scientific name
  
Plagiogeneion

Plagiogeneion

Similar
  
Rubyfish, Emmelichthys nitidus, Erythrocles, Emmelichthyidae, Perciformes

Plagiogeneion is a genus of fish in the family Emmelichthyidae, the rovers. Members of this genus are native to the southeastern Atlantic, Indian, and Pacific Oceans.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:

  • Plagiogeneion fiolenti Parin, 1991
  • Plagiogeneion geminatum Parin, 1991
  • Plagiogeneion macrolepis McCulloch, 1914 – bigscale rubyfish
  • Plagiogeneion rubiginosum (F. W. Hutton, 1875) – rubyfish
  • Plagiogeneion unispina Parin, 1991
  • References

    Plagiogeneion Wikipedia