Stereolepis
Appearance
Stereolepis | |
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Stereolepis gigas | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acropomatiformes |
Family: | Stereolepididae Smith et al., 2022 |
Genus: | Stereolepis Ayres, 1859 |
Type species | |
Stereolepis gigas Ayres, 1859[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
Megaperca Hilgendorf, 1878 |
Stereolepis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish native to the Pacific Ocean. It is the only valid genus in the family Stereolepididae in the order Acropomatiformes.[1]
Species
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stereolepididae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Stereolepis". FishBase. December 2020 version.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Stereolepis at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Stereolepis at Wikispecies