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Teleostei (teleosts) >
Eupercaria/misc (Various families in series Eupercaria) >
Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
Etymology: Plagiogeneion: Greek, plagios = oblique + Greek, geny, genyos, diminutive = face (Ref. 45335); fiolenti: Named for R/V FIOLENT.
Eponymy: Named after the research vessel ‘R/V Fiolent’, from which the holotypes were collected. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 180 - 300 m (Ref. 28705). Tropical
Distribution
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Western Indian Ocean: vicinities of Walters Shoals. High Seas only.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 27.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 28705)
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Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Parin, N.V., 1991. Three new species of the benthopelagic fish genus Plagiogeneion from the southern Pacific and Indian oceans (Teleostei: Emmelichthyidae). Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 104(3):459-467. (Ref. 28705)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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