Glaucosoma
| Glaucosoma | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Glaucosoma magnificum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Glaucosomatidae D. S. Jordan, 1923 |
| Genus: | Glaucosoma Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 |
| Type species | |
| Glaucosoma buergeri J. Richardson, 1845 | |
Glaucosoma, the pearl perches, are perciform fishes native to the Indian Ocean waters around Australia and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus is currently the only one assigned to the family Glaucosomatidae.
Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]
- Glaucosoma buergeri J. Richardson, 1845 (deepsea jewfish)
- Glaucosoma hebraicum J. Richardson, 1845 (Westralian jewfish)
- Glaucosoma magnificum (J. D. Ogilby, 1915) (threadfin pearl-perch)
- Glaucosoma scapulare E. P. Ramsay, 1881 (pearl perch)
Timeline
See also
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Glaucosoma in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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