Plectrypops

Plectrypops
	Plectrypops retrospinis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Holocentriformes
Family:	Holocentridae
Genus:	Plectrypops; T. N. Gill, 1862

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). Some members of this genus are also known from fossil remains.^[2]

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[3]

Plectrypops lima (Valenciennes, 1831) (Shy soldier)
Guichenot
, 1853) (Cardinal soldierfish)

See also

Paleontology portal
Fish portal

Prehistoric fish

List of prehistoric bony fish

References

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^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Plectrypops in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Taxon identifiers
Plectrypops

Wikidata: Q2513999

AFD: Plectrypops

BOLD: 3839

CoL: 6SDH

GBIF: 2356970

iNaturalist: 91155

IRMNG: 1018910

ITIS: 166244

NCBI: 753650

Paleobiology Database: 35811

WoRMS: 205136

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[1] :10.1163/9789004206106_eifo_sim_8857. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help
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[sepkoskidb-2] Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 364: 560. Retrieved 2009-02-27.

[3] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Plectrypops in FishBase. October 2012 version.

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