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Family: Emmelichthyidae Rovers



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18 species (see list below)

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Southeast Pacific
 
Emmelichthys elongatus
[]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Eastern Central Pacific
Max. Length 22.6 cm SL
Emmelichthys karnellai Heemstra & Randall, 1977

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Emmelichthys karnellai
[Karnella's rover]

Photo by Fricke, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.4 cm SL
Emmelichthys marisrubri Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2014

Photo by Fricke, R.
 
Emmelichthys marisrubri
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 34.2 cm SL
 
Emmelichthys nitidus cyanescens
[]

Photo by Le Noury, P.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Emmelichthys nitidus nitidus Richardson, 1845

Photo by Le Noury, P.
 
Emmelichthys nitidus nitidus
[Cape bonnetmouth]

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Emmelichthys ruber (Trunov, 1976)

Photo by Bañón Díaz, R.
 
Emmelichthys ruber
[Red rover]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm SL
Emmelichthys struhsakeri Heemstra & Randall, 1977

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Emmelichthys struhsakeri
[Golden redbait]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.9 cm SL
 
Erythrocles acarina
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 15.7 cm SL
 
Erythrocles microceps
[]

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 65 cm TL
Erythrocles monodi Poll & Cadenat, 1954

Photo by Cambraia Duarte, P.M.N. (c)ImagDOP
 
Erythrocles monodi
[Atlantic rubyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 72 cm TL
Erythrocles schlegelii (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Erythrocles schlegelii
[Japanese rubyfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Erythrocles scintillans (Jordan & Thompson, 1912)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Erythrocles scintillans
[Golden kali kali]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 15.9 cm SL
 
Erythrocles taeniatus
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 27 cm SL
 
Plagiogeneion fiolenti
[]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm SL
 
Plagiogeneion geminatum
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 47 cm SL
Plagiogeneion macrolepis McCulloch, 1914

Photo by CSIRO
 
Plagiogeneion macrolepis
[Bigscale rubyfish]

Photo by Yau, B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 60 cm TL
Plagiogeneion rubiginosum (Hutton, 1875)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Plagiogeneion rubiginosum
[Rubyfish]
No picture found
Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 23.9 cm SL
 
Plagiogeneion unispina
[]
18 Species of Family Emmelichthyidae
(Rovers)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1982 Emmelichthys elongatus Southeast Pacific
1977 Emmelichthys karnellai Karnella's rover Eastern Central Pacific 22.6 SL
2014 Emmelichthys marisrubri Western Indian Ocean 7.4 SL
1848 Emmelichthys nitidus cyanescens Southeast Pacific 34.2 SL
1845 Emmelichthys nitidus nitidus Cape bonnetmouth Indo-Pacific 55 TL
1976 Emmelichthys ruber Red rover Eastern Atlantic 30 TL
1977 Emmelichthys struhsakeri Golden redbait Pacific Ocean 30 SL
1974 Erythrocles acarina Western Indian Ocean 8.9 SL
1998 Erythrocles microceps Northwest Pacific 15.7 SL
1954 Erythrocles monodi Atlantic rubyfish Western Atlantic 65 TL
1846 Erythrocles schlegelii Japanese rubyfish Indo-West Pacific 72 TL
1912 Erythrocles scintillans Golden kali kali Pacific Ocean 30 TL
1992 Erythrocles taeniatus Western Pacific 15.9 SL
1991 Plagiogeneion fiolenti Western Indian Ocean 27 SL
1991 Plagiogeneion geminatum Southeast Pacific 28 SL
1914 Plagiogeneion macrolepis Bigscale rubyfish Eastern Indian Ocean 47 SL
1875 Plagiogeneion rubiginosum Rubyfish Indo-West Pacific 60 TL
1991 Plagiogeneion unispina Southeast Pacific 23.9 SL



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