Biology:Plectorhinchinae

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Short description: Subfamily of fishes

Plectorhinchinae
Lesson's Thicklip (Plectorhinchus lessonii) (6056569466).jpg
Lesson's thicklip (Plectorhinchus lessonii)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Haemulidae
Subfamily: Plectorhinchinae
Jordan & Thompson, 1912[1]
Genera

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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]

Genera

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]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q15078740 entry