Percichthys

Percichthys is a genus of temperate perches native to freshwater habitats in Argentina and Chile.[3]

Percichthys
P. melanops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percichthyidae
Genus: Percichthys
Girard, 1855
Type species
Percichthys chilensis
Girard, 1855[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Percosoma T. N. Gill, 1861

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]

  • Percichthys chilensis Girard, 1855
  • Percichthys colhuapiensis MacDonagh, 1955 (largemouth perch)
  • Percichthys laevis (Jenyns, 1840)
  • Percichthys melanops Girard, 1855
  • Percichthys trucha (Valenciennes, 1833) (creole perch)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Percichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Percichthyidae genera". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Percichthys in FishBase. February 2014 version.


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