Diplectrum | |
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Diplectrum formosum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Serranidae |
Subfamily: | Serraninae |
Genus: |
Diplectrum Holbrook, 1855 |
Type species | |
Serranus fascicularis
Valenciennes, 1828
[1]
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Synonyms [2] | |
Diplectrum, commonly known as sand perches, is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes which is a member of the subfamily Serraninae of the family Serranidae, which includes the groupers and anthias. There are 12 species distributed in the western Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean. [3]
The following species are classified under the genus Diplectrum: [3]