''Pseudopercis'' is a genus of

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which are part of the

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Pinguipedidae The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, S ...

, the

sandperch The sandperches are a family, Pinguipedidae, of fishes in the percomorph order Trachiniformes. Sandperches are benthic fish which normally occur over sand or rubble substrates in shallow seas. They are found off the coasts of South America, Sou ...

es. They are from the coastal waters of South America and are distinguished from other

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sandperches in their more robust heads and bodies.

Species

There are two recognised species in the genus ''Pseudopercis'': * ''

Pseudopercis numida ''Pseudopercis'' is a genus of bony fish which are part of the family Pinguipedidae, the sandperches. They are from the coastal waters of South America and are distinguished from other Neotropical sandperches in their more robust heads and bodies ...

'' Miranda Ribeiro, 1903 - Namorado sandperch * '' Pseudopercis semifasciata'' (

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, 1829) - Argentinian sandperch

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2073571 Pinguipedidae