crimson rover

Erythrocles monodi

Emmelichthyid Fish of Coastal Waters

Red
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Atlantic Ocean
Africa
Central America and the Caribbean
North America
South America
Large
Tropical fish

The Atlantic rubyfish (Erythrocles monodi), also known as the crimson rover, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Emmelichthyidae, the rovers, bonnetmouths and rubyfishes. This fish is found in the eastern and western central Atlantic Ocean.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Surgeonfishes and Allies
Family: Emmelichthyidae
Genus: Erythrocles
Maximum length: 65 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Atlantic: South Carolina, USA and Bahamas to Venezuela; also from some islands in the Caribbean like Saint Lucia (Ref. 9626 ). Eastern Central Atlantic: Senegal to Angola (Ref. 6945 ); reported from Mauritania (Ref. 55783 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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