''Phaeoptyx'' is a

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es native to the western

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Species

The recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014)
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Phaeoptyx conklini ''Phaeoptyx'' is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Species The recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014)Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfish ...

'' (

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, 1915) (freckled cardinalfish) * ''

Phaeoptyx pigmentaria ''Phaeoptyx'' is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean. Species The recognized species in this genus are:Mabuchi, K., Fraser, T.H., Song, H., Azuma, Y. & Nishida, M. (2014)Revision of the systematics of the cardinalfish ...

'' ( Poey, 1860) (dusky cardinalfish) * '' Phaeoptyx xenus'' ( J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968) (sponge cardinalfish)

References

Apogoninae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Thomas H. Fraser {{ray-finned fish-stub