''Lepidoperca'' is a small

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belonging to the family

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. It includes ten species.

Taxonomy

''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the

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in 1914.

Description

Members of ''Lepidoperca'' have moderately compressed oblong or ovate bodies. They have large eyes, with diameters longer than the distance between both eyes. The

dorsal fin A dorsal fin is a fin on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates. Dorsal fins have evolved independently several times through convergent evolution adapting to marine environments, so the fins are not all homologous. They are found ...

has ten spines and 15 to 17 soft rays. The margin has a slight notch just before it transitions into the soft-rayed portion. The

anal fin Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the back bone and are supported o ...

has three spines and 7 to 9 soft rays. The

pectoral fin Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish aquatic locomotion, swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the vertebral column ...

s have 15 to 17 soft rays, with all the rays branched except for the uppermost two. The

caudal fin Fins are moving appendages protruding from the body of fish that interact with water to generate thrust and help the fish swim. Apart from the tail or caudal fin, fish fins have no direct connection with the back bone and are supported only ...

is truncate to lunate in shape with 15 soft rays. Both the upper and lower jaws have a pair of forward-facing canines.

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exist in a V-shaped patch. The tongue is smooth. The

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are large and

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. ''Lepidoperca'' is closely related to the genus ''

Caesioperca ''Caesioperca'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Anthiadidae. It contains just two species, found in the ocean off Southern Australia and New Zealand New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It ...

'', but differ from the latter in the smaller number of rays from the dorsal and anal fins, larger eyes, and their V-shaped vomerine teeth patch (in contrast to the pentagon-shaped patch of ''Caesioperca'').

Species

The following species are classified under ''Lepidoperca'': * ''

Lepidoperca aurantia ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British people, British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. Descriptio ...

'' Roberts, 1989 - New Zealand orange perch * ''

Lepidoperca brochata ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. Description Members of ''L ...

'' Katayama & Fujii, 1982 - Fangtooth perch * ''

Lepidoperca caesiopercula ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. Description Members of ''L ...

'' (Whitley, 1951) - Graycheek basslet * '' Lepidoperca coatsii'' (Regan, 1913) * ''

Lepidoperca filamenta ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. Description Members of ''L ...

'' Roberts, 1987 - Western orange perch * ''

Lepidoperca inornata ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British people, British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. Descriptio ...

'' Regan, 1914 * ''

Lepidoperca magna ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. Description Members of ''L ...

'' Katayama & Fujii, 1982 - Sharphead perch * ''

Lepidoperca occidentalis ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. Description Members of ''L ...

'' Whitley, 1951 - Slender orange perch * ''

Lepidoperca pulchella ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of ray-finned fish belonging to the family Anthiadidae. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British people, British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. Descriptio ...

'' (Waite, 1899) - Eastern orange perch * '' Lepidoperca tasmanica'' Norman, 1937 - Tasmanian perch

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2321887 Anthiadidae Perciformes genera