Siniperca or the Chinese perch is a genus of temperate perches native to freshwater habitats in continental East Asia. Although its native ranges can extend to northern Vietnam, the majority of the species are entirely or largely restricted to China.[3]
| Siniperca | |
|---|---|
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| Leopard mandarin fish (S. scherzeri) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Sinipercidae |
| Genus: | Siniperca T. N. Gill, 1862[1] |
| Type species | |
| Siniperca chuatsi Basilewsky, 1855[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3]
- Siniperca chuatsi (Basilewsky, 1855) (mandarin fish)
- Siniperca fortis (S. Y. Lin, 1932)
- Siniperca kneri Garman, 1912 (big-eye mandarin fish)
- Siniperca liuzhouensis C. W. Zhou, X. Y. Kong & S. R. Zhu, 1987
- Siniperca loona H. W. Wu, 1939 [4]
- Siniperca obscura Nichols, 1930
- Siniperca roulei H. W. Wu, 1930
- Siniperca scherzeri Steindachner, 1892 (golden or leopard mandarin fish)
- Siniperca undulata P. W. Fang & L. T. Chong, 1932
- Siniperca vietnamensis Đ. Y. Mai, 1978
References
External links
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- "Siniperca Gill, 1862". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
- "Siniperca". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).