Pseudopercis is a genus of ray-finned fish which are part of the family Pinguipedidae, the sandperches. They are from the coastal waters of South America and are distinguished from other Neotropical sandperches in their more robust heads and bodies.[2]
| Pseudopercis | |
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| Pseudopercis numida | |
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| Pseudopercis semifasciata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Labriformes |
| Family: | Pinguipedidae |
| Genus: | Pseudopercis Miranda Ribeiro, 1903[1] |
| Type species | |
| Pseudopercis numida Miranda Ribeiro, 1903
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Species
editThere are two recognised species in the genus Pseudopercis:[3]
- Pseudopercis numida Miranda Ribeiro, 1903 - Namorado sandperch
- Pseudopercis semifasciata (Cuvier, 1829) - Argentinian sandperch
References
edit- ^ Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Pseudopercis Miranda Ribeiro, 1903". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
- ^ Ierecê L. Rosa & Ricardo S. Rosa (1997). "Systematic revision of the South American species of Pinguipedidae (Teleostei, Trachinoidei)". Revista Brasileira de Zoologia. 14 (4): 845–865. doi:10.1590/S0101-81751997000400009.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pseudopercis". FishBase. February 2018 version.
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