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Subfamily of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Plectorhinchinae, is one of two subfamilies of the family Haemulidae, some known colloquially as sweetlips. This subfamily is regarded as having an Old World origin.[2]
Plectorhinchinae | |
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Lesson's thicklip (Plectorhinchus lessonii) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Haemulidae |
Subfamily: | Plectorhinchinae Jordan & Thompson, 1912[1] |
Genera | |
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The following genera are included in the Plectorhinchinae:[3][4][5]
Some authorities place the genus Genyatremus within the Haemulinae,[6] although both Fishbase and Catalog of Fishes put this genus in the subfamily Plectorhinchinae.[4][5]
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