Diploprion is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and included in the subfamily Epinephelinae, part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region.
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| Barred soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Serranidae |
| Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
| Tribe: | Diploprionini |
| Genus: | Diploprion Cuvier, 1828[1] |
| Type species | |
| Diploprion bifasciatum Cuvier, 1828[1]
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| Species | |
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Species edit
There are two species within the genus Diploprion:[2]
- Diploprion bifasciatum Cuvier, 1828 (Barred soapfish)
- Diploprion drachi Roux-Estève, 1955 (Yellowfin soapfish)
References edit
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Diploprion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Diploprion in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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