Plectrypops

Plectrypops is a genus of soldierfish containing two extant species, with one species in the Indo-Pacific, and another in the western Atlantic and the Caribbean. They are red and reach a length of approximately 15 cm (6 in). Members of this genus are also known from fossil remains.^[1]

Species

• Plectrypops lima, Shy soldier, (Valenciennes in Cuvier and Valenciennes, 1831).
• Plectrypops retrospinis, Cardinal soldierfish, (Guichenot, 1853).

See also

• Prehistoric fish
• List of prehistoric bony fish

References