Jump to content

Dinoperca

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Tom.Bot (talk | contribs) at 06:55, 20 March 2018 (Task 3: +{{Taxonbar|from=Q17166531}} (3 sig. taxon IDs); WP:GenFix using AWB). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Dinoperca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Dinopercidae
Genus: Dinoperca
Boulenger, 1895
Species:
D. petersi
Binomial name
Dinoperca petersi
(F. Day, 1875)

Dinoperca is a genus in the family Dinopercidae (cavebasses). It contains the single species Dinoperca petersi, the lampfish, which is native to reefs of the western Indian Ocean, where it can be found down to depths of 50 m (160 ft). It prefers to inhabit the spaces under ledges, as well as the mouths of caves. This species grows to 75 cm (30 in) in total length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, but is popular as a sport fish.[1]

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Dinoperca petersi" in FishBase. April 2013 version.


Stub icon

This Perciformes article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Dinoperca&oldid=831369504"