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Bigscale rubyfish (Plagiogeneion macrolepis)
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Ecological Illustration of Bigscale rubyfish (Plagiogeneion macrolepis)
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Emmelichthyidae

Bigscale rubyfish

Plagiogeneion macrolepis

Forty Seven Centimeters Emmelichthyid Fish of Australian Waters

  • Temperate
  • Restricted distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Medium
  • Temperate fish

Bigscale rubyfish is a marine fish found around Eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 47 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family
Emmelichthyidae
Genus
Plagiogeneion
Water type
Marine
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