Biology:Stereolepis

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Stereolepis
StereolepisGigasGreen.jpg
Stereolepis gigas
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Superfamily: Percoidea
Family: Polyprionidae
Genus: Stereolepis
Ayres, 1859
Type species
Stereolepis gigas
Ayres, 1859[1]
Synonyms<CofF/>

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

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2497102 entry