''Pinguipes'' is a small

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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, S ...

es belonging to the fish

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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, ...

found in waters off South America.

Species

The two species of ''Pinguipes'' are: * '' Pinguipes brasilianus'' Cuvier, 1829 – Brazilian sandperch * ''

Pinguipes chilensis ''Pinguipes chilensis'', commonly known as the Chilean sandperch, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Pinguipedidae. It is found in the southeastern Pacific Ocean off the coasts of Peru and Chile. Description ''P. chilensis'' can grow ...

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, 1833 – Chilean sandperch

References

{{taxonbar, from=Q2222813 Pinguipedidae Ray-finned fish genera Taxa named by Georges Cuvier