Kingdom Animalia Infraphylum Gnathostomata Class Actinopterygii Phylum Chordata Order Beryciformes | Subphylum Vertebrata Superclass Osteichthyes Family Holocentridae Rank Genus | |
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Similar Ostichthys, Beryciformes, Myripristis kuntee, Neoniphon, Myripristis adusta | ||
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). Members of this genus are also known from fossil remains.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
References
Plectrypops Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA