Argyrops Swainson, 1839
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6139399 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03B5EA0A-0F1F-CB0B-FF34-1D6BFB15FD01 |
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Genus Argyrops Swainson, 1839 View in CoL View at ENA
Argyrops View in CoL (subgenus of Chrysophrys ) Swainson, 1839: 171, 221.
Diagnosis. Body deep and strongly compressed, head large. Mouth slightly oblique. First two dorsal-fin spines very short, 3rd to 5th spine or 7th flattened and much elongated, filamentous in juveniles. In front of both jaws, 4–6 conical teeth, followed by 2 rows of molar like teeth in both jaws, those of outer row bluntly conical anteriorly. No single greatly enlarged molar present posteriorly. Preopercluar flange naked; interorbital with scales, scales reaching beyond level of vertical diameter of eye. Four valid species, one in Pakistani waters.
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Argyrops Swainson, 1839
| Siddiqui, Pirzada Jamal, Amir, Shabir Ali & Masroor, Rafaqat 2014 |
Argyrops
| Swainson 1839: 171 |