Pseudopercis Explained
Pseudopercis is a genus of ray-finned fish which are part of the family Pinguipedidae, the sandperches. They are from the coastal waters of South America and are distinguished from other Neotropical sandperches in their more robust heads and bodies.[1]
Species
There are two recognised species in the genus Pseudopercis:
- Pseudopercis numida Miranda Ribeiro, 1903 - Namorado sandperch
- Pseudopercis semifasciata (Cuvier, 1829) - Argentinian sandperch
Notes and References
- Ierecê L. Rosa . Ricardo S. Rosa . amp . 1997 . Systematic revision of the South American species of Pinguipedidae (Teleostei, Trachinoidei) . Revista Brasileira de Zoologia . 14 . 4 . 845–865 . 10.1590/S0101-81751997000400009 . free .