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Class: Teleostei
Order: Eupercaria/misc
Family: Emmelichthyidae Rovers

Genus: Plagiogeneion

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5 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Plagiogeneion fiolenti
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Max. Length 28 cm SL
 
Plagiogeneion geminatum
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Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 47 cm SL
Plagiogeneion macrolepis McCulloch, 1914

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Plagiogeneion macrolepis
[Bigscale rubyfish]

Photo by Yau, B.

Southeast Atlantic
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Plagiogeneion rubiginosum (Hutton, 1875)

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Plagiogeneion rubiginosum
[Rubyfish]
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Max. Length 23.9 cm SL
 
Plagiogeneion unispina
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Plagiogeneion fiolenti Western Indian Ocean 27 SL 1991
Plagiogeneion geminatum Southeast Pacific 28 SL 1991
Plagiogeneion macrolepis Bigscale rubyfish Eastern Indian Ocean 47 SL 1914
Plagiogeneion rubiginosum Rubyfish Southeast Atlantic 60 TL 1875
Plagiogeneion unispina Southeast Pacific 23.9 SL 1991



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