Stereolepis
Stereolepis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the family Polyprionidae, the wreckfish, which is native to the Pacific Ocean.
| Stereolepis | |
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| Stereolepis gigas | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Superfamily: | Percoidea |
| Family: | Polyprionidae |
| Genus: | Stereolepis Ayres, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Stereolepis gigas Ayres, 1859[1] | |
| Synonyms<CofF/> | |
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Megaperca Hilgendorf, 1878 | |
Species
The following two species are classified in the genus Stereolepis:[2]
- Stereolepis doederleini Lindberg & Krasyukova, 1969 (Striped jewfish)
- Stereolepis gigas Ayres, 1859 (Giant sea bass)
References
- Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Polyprionidae genera". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). Species of Stereolepis in FishBase. December 2020 version.
External links
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