The ara (''Niphon spinosus''), otherwise known as the saw-edged perch or the Dageumbari (다금바리) is a species of marine
ray-finned fish from the
monospecific genus ''Niphon'' which is in the
monotypic tribe of the Niphonini which is part of the
subfamily
In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...
Epinephelinae of the
family Serranidae, the
groupers and sea basses. It is found in the Western Pacific Ocean from Japan south to the Philippines where it inhabits rock reefs and inshore waters with rocky sea beds, This species can grow up to in
total length.
The tribe Niphonini is the
sister to the other four tribes of Epinephelinae and it has been posited that it represents a
basal
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lineage within this subfamily.
The ara was first formally
described in 1828 by Georges Cuvier in the ''Histoire naturelle des poissons'' which he co-authored with
Achille Valenciennes
Achille Valenciennes (9 August 1794 – 13 April 1865) was a French zoologist.
Valenciennes was born in Paris, and studied under Georges Cuvier. His study of parasitic worms in humans made an important contribution to the study of parasitology. ...
, the
type locality
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* Local (disambiguation)
* Locality (disambiguation)
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was given as the
Sea of Japan.
References
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Epinephelinae
Fish described in 1828
Taxa named by Georges Cuvier