see text Plectorhinchinae, is one of two subfamilies of the family Haemulidae, some known colloquially as sweetlips.

This subfamily is regarded as having an Old World origin.

[2] The following genera are included in the Plectorhinchinae:[3][4][5] Some authorities place the genus Genyatremus within the Haemulinae,[6] although both Fishbase and Catalog of Fishes put this genus in the subfamily Plectorhinchinae.

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