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Family: Emmelichthyidae Rovers



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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Emmelichthys cyanescens Southeast Pacific 34.2 SL 1848
Emmelichthys elongatus Southeast Pacific 1982
Emmelichthys karnellai Karnella's rover Eastern Central Pacific 22.6 SL 1977
Emmelichthys marisrubri Western Indian Ocean 7.4 SL 2014
Emmelichthys nitidus Cape bonnetmouth Southastern Atlantic 55 TL 1845
Emmelichthys ruber Red rover Western Central Atlantic 30 TL 1976
Emmelichthys struhsakeri Golden redbait Western Central Pacific 30 SL 1977
Erythrocles acarina North Indian Ocean 8.9 SL 1974
Erythrocles microceps Northwest Pacific 15.7 SL 1998
Erythrocles monodi Atlantic rubyfish Western Central Atlantic 65 TL 1954
Erythrocles schlegelii Japanese rubyfish Indo-West Pacific 72 TL 1846
Erythrocles scintillans Golden kali kali Pacific Ocean 30 TL 1912
Erythrocles taeniatus Western Pacific 15.9 SL 1992
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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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013