Cardinal Soldierfish Plectrypops retrospinis

Photo: Larry Morin

Classification

Holocentridae [family]

Plectrypops [genus] (1)

retrospinis [species]

Classification

Holocentridae [family]

Plectrypops [genus] (1)

retrospinis [species]

Names

English name	Cardinal Soldierfish
Valid name	Plectrypops retrospinis (Guichenot, 1853)

Classification

Animalia [kingdom] Animals
- Chordata [phylum] Chordates
  - Actinopterygii [class] Ray-finned Fishes
    - Beryciformes [order] Sawbellies
      - Holocentridae [family] Squirrelfishes and Soldierfishes
        
        Plectrypops Gill, 1862 [genus]
        
        Plectrypops retrospinis (Guichenot, 1853) [species] Cardinal Soldierfish