| Diploprion | |
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| Barred soapfish (Diploprion bifasciatum) | |
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| Yellowfin soapfish (Diploprion drachi) | |
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 |
| Type species | |
| Diploprion bifasciatum Cuvier, 1828 | |
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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.
Species
There are two species within the genus Diploprion:
- Diploprion bifasciatum Cuvier, 1828 (Barred soapfish)
- Diploprion drachi Roux-Estève, 1955 (Yellowfin soapfish)
References
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Diploprion". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Diploprion". FishBase. December 2019 version.
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