Plagiogeneion macrolepis McCulloch, 1914
Bigscale rubyfish
Plagiogeneion macrolepis
photo by CSIRO

 Family:  Emmelichthyidae (Rovers)
 Max. size:  47 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 95 - 390 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: restricted to Great Australian Bight.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  A schooling species occurring on the continental shelf and slope (Ref. 9563).
 IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 03.08.95
 Modified by: Reyes, Rodolfo B. - 15.07.13

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