Coreoperca
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| Japanese perch, C. kawamebari | |
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| Genus: | Coreoperca Herzenstein, 1896
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| Coreoperca herzi Herzenstein, 1896
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Coreoperca is a genus of temperate perches native to eastern Asia.[1] The members of the genus Coreoperca are known as the oriental perches or eastern perches, freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Percichthyidae. These fish prefer clear, slow-moving currents on the middle reaches of rivers. Eggs are laid in May and June on plants. The eggs and fry are protected by the male. [1]
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1][2]
- Coreoperca herzi Herzenstein, 1896 [2]
- Coreoperca kawamebari (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)(Japanese Perch, Redfin perch)
- Coreoperca liui L. Cao & X. F. Liang, 2013[2]
- Coreoperca whiteheadi Boulenger, 1900
References
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Coreoperca". FishBase. February 2014 version.
- ^ a b Cao, L. & Liang, X.-F. (2013): A new freshwater perch species of the genus Coreoperca Herzenstein (Perciformes, Serranidae, Sinipercinae) from Zhejiang Province, China. Acta Zootaxonomica Sinica, 38 (4): 891-894.
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