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Plectrypops
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Plectrypops

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.

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2 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 2 known species

Cardinal Soldierfish

speciesPlectrypops retrospinis

Roughscale Soldierfish

speciesPlectrypops lima

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 91155.