''Lepidoperca'' is a small

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belonging to the

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. It includes ten species.

Taxonomy

''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British

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Charles Tate Regan in 1914. It is classified under the

of the

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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 located on the back of most marine and freshwater vertebrates within various taxa of the animal kingdom. Many species of animals possessing dorsal fins are not particularly closely related to each other, though through conv ...

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 distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as se ...

has three spines and 7 to 9 soft rays. The

pectoral fin Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as ...

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

caudal fin Fins are distinctive anatomical features composed of bony spines or rays protruding from the body of a fish. They are covered with skin and joined together either in a webbed fashion, as seen in most bony fish, or similar to a flipper, as se ...

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 ctenoid. ''Lepidoperca'' is closely related to the genus '' Caesioperca'', 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'' Roberts, 1989 - New Zealand orange perch * ''

Lepidoperca brochata ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of fish belonging to the Anthiinae subfamily. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. It is classified under the subfamil ...

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

Lepidoperca caesiopercula ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of fish belonging to the Anthiinae subfamily. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. It is classified under the subfamil ...

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

Lepidoperca filamenta ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of fish belonging to the Anthiinae subfamily. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. It is classified under the subfamil ...

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

Lepidoperca inornata ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of fish belonging to the Anthiinae subfamily (biology), subfamily. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British people, British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. ...

'' Regan, 1914 * ''

Lepidoperca magna ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of fish belonging to the Anthiinae subfamily. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. It is classified under the subfamil ...

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

Lepidoperca occidentalis ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of fish belonging to the Anthiinae subfamily. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. It is classified under the subfamil ...

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

Lepidoperca pulchella ''Lepidoperca'' is a small genus of fish belonging to the Anthiinae subfamily. It includes ten species. Taxonomy ''Lepidoperca'' was first established by the British ichthyologist Charles Tate Regan in 1914. It is classified under the subfamil ...

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

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q2321887 Anthiinae Marine fish genera