Plectorhinchinae, is one of two subfamilies of the family
Haemulidae
Haemulidae is a family (biology), family of fishes in the order (biology), order Perciformes known commonly as grunts. It is made up of the two subfamily, subfamilies Haemulinae (grunts) and Plectorhynchinae (sweetlips), which contain about 133 ...
, some known colloquially as sweetlips. This subfamily is regarded as having an Old World origin.
Genera
The following genera are included in the Plectorhinchinae:
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Diagramma''
Oken, 1817
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Genyatremus''
Gill
A gill () is a respiration organ, respiratory organ that many aquatic ecosystem, aquatic organisms use to extract dissolved oxygen from water and to excrete carbon dioxide. The gills of some species, such as hermit crabs, have adapted to allow r ...
, 1862
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Parapristipoma''
Bleeker, 1873
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Plectorhinchus''
Lacépède, 1801
Some authorities place the genus ''
Genyatremus'' within the
Haemulinae
Haemulinae is a subfamily of the Haemulidae and consists of the genera of that family which are regarded as being of New World origin, although they are now widespread. The subfamily is distinguished from the Plectorhynchinae by having a short do ...
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although both Fishbase and ''Catalog of Fishes'' put this genus in the subfamily Plectorhinchinae.
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References
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
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