Japanese rubyfish

Japanese rubyfish
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Acanthuriformes
Family: Emmelichthyidae
Genus: Erythrocles
Species:
E. schlegelii
Binomial name
Erythrocles schlegelii
(Richardson, 1846)
Synonyms
  • Emmelichthys schlegelii Richardson, 1846
  • Erythrichthys schlegelii Günther, 1859

The Japanese rubyfish (Erythrocles schlegelii) also known as the Pacific rover or dusky 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 Indian and western Pacific Oceans.