Biology:Diploprion
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Short description: Genus of fishes
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| Barred soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
| Tribe: | Diploprionini |
| Genus: | Diploprion Cuvier, 1828[1] |
| Type species | |
| Diploprion bifasciatum Cuvier, 1828[1]
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Diploprion is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and included in the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Species
There are two species within the genus Diploprion:[2]
- Diploprion bifasciatum Cuvier, 1828 (Barred soapfish)
- Diploprion drachi Roux-Estève, 1955 (Yellowfin soapfish)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Diploprion". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=1114.
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Diploprion in FishBase. December 2019 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q2138243 entry
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