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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Emmelichthyidae Rovers

Genus: Emmelichthys

(See list of species below)


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7 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
[]
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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]
7 Species of Family Emmelichthyidae with Genus Emmelichthys
(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



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