Pogonoperca
Genus of fishes
Pogonoperca | |
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Pogonoperca punctata | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Serranidae |
Subfamily: | Epinephelinae |
Tribe: | Grammistini |
Genus: | Pogonoperca Günther, 1859 |
Type species | |
Pogonoperca ocellata Günther, 1859[1] |
Pogonoperca is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the subfamily Epinephelinae of the family Serranidae.[2] They are found in the Indo-Pacific region.
Etymology
The genus name Pogonoperca derives from the Greek (pogon meaning beard and perke meaning perch).[3]
Species
Species within this genus include:[4][5]
- Pogonoperca ocellata Günther, 1859 (Indian soapfish)
- Pogonoperca punctata (Valenciennes, 1830) (Spotted soapfish)
References
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- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Pogonoperca". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ "Search all names - Results for "pogonoperca"". Catalogue of life. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pogonoperca ocellata". Fishbase. December 2019 version.
- ^ "Pogonoperca Günther, 1859". Biolib. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Species of Pogonoperca in FishBase. December 2019 version.
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