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Dules
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Dules temnopterus (fossil)
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Serraninae
Genus: Dules
Cuvier, 1829
Species:
D. auriga
Binomial name
Dules auriga
Cuvier, 1829

Dules is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes which is a member of the subfamily Serraninae of the family Serranidae. It is a monotypic genus containing a single species Dules auriga, which is found in the south western Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of southern Brazil, Uruguay and northern Argentina. [1] It is a hermaphrodite which is found in deeper offshore waters and is frequently taken as a bycatch by deep water fisheries. [2]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dules auriga". FishBase . December 2019 version.
  2. A.T. Rovani; L.G. Cardoso (2017). "Life history and initial assessment of fishing impacts on the by-catch species Dules auriga (Teleostei: Serranidae) in southern Brazil". Journal of Fish Biology. 91 (3): 896–911. Bibcode:2017JFBio..91..896R. doi:10.1111/jfb.13390. PMID   28770585.