| Stereolepis | |
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| Stereolepis gigas | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Superfamily: | Percoidea |
| Family: | Polyprionidae |
| Genus: |
Stereolepis Ayres, 1859 |
| Type species | |
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Stereolepis gigas Ayres, 1859
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| Synonyms<CofF/> | |
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Megaperca Hilgendorf, 1878 | |
Stereolepis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish from the family Polyprionidae, the wreckfish, which is native to the Pacific Ocean.
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, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Polyprionidae". 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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Media related to
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Data related to
Stereolepis at Wikispecies
