WoRMS taxon details
Percophidae Swainson, 1839
Subfamily Bembropinae Regan, 1913
» Genus Bembrops Steindachner, 1876
» Genus Chrionema Gilbert, 1905
» Genus Bathypercis Alcock, 1894 accepted as Bembrops Steindachner, 1876
» Genus Chriomystax Ginsburg, 1955 accepted as Chrionema Gilbert, 1905
» Genus Hypsicometes Goode, 1880 accepted as Bembrops Steindachner, 1876
Subfamily Hemerocoetinae Kaup, 1873» Genus Chrionema Gilbert, 1905
» Genus Bathypercis Alcock, 1894 accepted as Bembrops Steindachner, 1876
» Genus Chriomystax Ginsburg, 1955 accepted as Chrionema Gilbert, 1905
» Genus Hypsicometes Goode, 1880 accepted as Bembrops Steindachner, 1876
» Genus Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880
» Genus Dactylopsaron Parin, 1990
» Genus Enigmapercis Whitley, 1936
» Genus Hemerocoetes Valenciennes, 1837
» Genus Matsubaraea Taki, 1953
» Genus Osopsaron Jordan & Starks, 1904
» Genus Pteropsaron Jordan & Snyder, 1902
» Genus Squamicreedia Rendahl, 1921
» Genus Branchiopsaron McKay, 1971 accepted as Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880
» Genus Roxasella Fowler, 1943 accepted as Matsubaraea Taki, 1953
» Genus Spinapsaron Okamura & Kishida, 1963 accepted as Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880
Subfamily Percophinae Swainson, 1839» Genus Dactylopsaron Parin, 1990
» Genus Enigmapercis Whitley, 1936
» Genus Hemerocoetes Valenciennes, 1837
» Genus Matsubaraea Taki, 1953
» Genus Osopsaron Jordan & Starks, 1904
» Genus Pteropsaron Jordan & Snyder, 1902
» Genus Squamicreedia Rendahl, 1921
» Genus Branchiopsaron McKay, 1971 accepted as Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880
» Genus Roxasella Fowler, 1943 accepted as Matsubaraea Taki, 1953
» Genus Spinapsaron Okamura & Kishida, 1963 accepted as Acanthaphritis Günther, 1880
» Genus Percophis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Distribution: Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. Head depressed. Usually big-eyed. Interorbital width small. Spinous dorsal...
Description Distribution: Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. Head depressed. Usually big-eyed. Interorbital width small. Spinous dorsal present or absent; separate from soft dorsal if present. Anal fin may have 1 spine. One spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Pelvic fins widely separate. [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2023). FishBase. Percophidae Swainson, 1839. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151412 on 2023-09-27
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taxonomy source
Van Der Laan, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Fricke, R. (2014). Family-group names of Recent fishes. <em>Zootaxa.</em> 3882(1): 1-230., available online at https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3882.1.1 [details] Available for editors 
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context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
[request] context source (PeRMS) Chirichigno, N.; Cornejo, M. (2001). Catálogo comentado de los peces marinos del Perú. <em>2ª ed. Instituto del Mar de Perú. Publicación Especial. Callao.</em> 314 p. [details]
basis of record Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). (2022). ECoF. Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes: Genera, Species, References. <em>California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco.</em> Electronic version accessed dd mmm 2022., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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Description Distribution: Atlantic and Indo-West Pacific. Head depressed. Usually big-eyed. Interorbital width small. Spinous dorsal present or absent; separate from soft dorsal if present. Anal fin may have 1 spine. One spine in pelvic fin; soft rays 5. Pelvic fins widely separate. [details]
