''Caesioperca'' is a

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in the sub-family

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in the sea bass family

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. It contains just two species, found in the ocean off

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and

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.Hutchins, B., and R. Swainson (1996). ''Sea Fishes of Southern Australia.''

Species

*'' Caesioperca lepidoptera'' ( Forster, 1801) (Butterfly perch) *'' Caesioperca rasor'' (

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, 1839) (Barber perch)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q1823614 Taxa named by François-Louis Laporte, comte de Castelnau Anthiinae Marine fish genera