''Dules'' is a genus of marine

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es which is a member of the

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Serraninae of the

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. It is a

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genus containing a single species ''Dules auriga'', which is found in the south western Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina. It is a hermaphrodite which is found in deeper offshore waters and is frequently taken as a bycatch by deep water fisheries.

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Serraninae Fish described in 1829 Taxa named by Georges Cuvier Perciformes genera {{Serranidae-stub