''Plectrypops'' is a genus of
soldierfish
Myripristinae is a subfamily
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containing two
extant
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species, with one species in the
Indo-Pacific
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, and another in the western
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and the
Caribbean
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. They are red and reach a length of approximately 15 cm (6 in). Some members of this genus are also known from
fossil
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remains.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Plectrypops lima''
(Valenciennes
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, 1831) (Shy soldier)
* ''
Plectrypops retrospinis
''Plectrypops retrospinis'', the cardinal soldierfish, is a species of soldierfish from the genus ''Plectrypops''. It can be found in the Western Atlantic Ocean, in Bermuda, southern Florida, and from the Bahamas to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Bra ...
''
( Guichenot, 1853) (Cardinal soldierfish)
See also
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Prehistoric fish
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List of prehistoric bony fish
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References
Prehistoric ray-finned fish genera
Holocentridae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Theodore Gill
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