Plagiogeneion
| Plagiogeneion | |
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| Rubyfish (P. rubiginosum) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Emmelichthyidae |
| Genus: | Plagiogeneion H. O. Forbes, 1890 |
| Type species | |
| Therapon rubiginosus F. W. Hutton, 1875
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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:[1]
- Parin, 1991
- Parin, 1991
- McCulloch, 1914 – bigscale rubyfish
- Plagiogeneion rubiginosum (F. W. Hutton, 1875) – rubyfish
- Parin, 1991
References[]
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- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Plagiogeneion in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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Categories:
- Emmelichthyidae
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Henry Ogg Forbes
- Perciformes stubs