Coreoperca is a genus of temperate perches native to eastern Asia.[3] The members of the genus Coreoperca are known as the oriental perches or eastern perches, freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Sinipercidae. 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]
| Coreoperca | |
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| Japanese perch, C. kawamebari | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Sinipercidae |
| Genus: | Coreoperca Herzenstein, 1896[1] |
| Type species | |
| Coreoperca herzi Herzenstein, 1896[1]
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Species edit
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3][4]
- Coreoperca herzi Herzenstein, 1896 [2]
- Coreoperca kawamebari (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)(Japanese Perch, Redfin perch)
- Coreoperca liui L. Cao & X. F. Liang, 2013[4]
- Coreoperca whiteheadi Boulenger, 1900
References edit
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- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Coreoperca". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Sinipercidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Coreoperca in 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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