Coreoperca

<i>Coreoperca</i>

Coreoperca

Genus of fishes

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.

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Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3][4]

References

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  1. [1]
    Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Coreoperca". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Coreoperca in FishBase. February 2014 version.
  4. [4]
    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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