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Phaeoptyx

Baldwin, Carole C.;Mounts, Julie H.;Smith, David G.;Weigt, Lee A.

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Phaeoptyx is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

Species

Dusky Cardinalfish

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilyApogonidae
Habitatmarine
Observations61

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Commons category
Apogoninae
taxon name
Phaeoptyx
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Phaeoptyx is a genus of cardinalfishes native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

==Species== The recognized species in this genus are: Phaeoptyx conklini (Silvester, 1915) (freckled cardinalfish) Phaeoptyx pigmentaria (Poey, 1860) (dusky cardinalfish) Phaeoptyx xenus (J. E. Böhlke & J. E. Randall, 1968) (sponge cardinalfish)

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