Stereolepis
| Stereolepis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Stereolepis gigas | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acropomatiformes |
| Family: | Smith et al., 2022 |
| Genus: | Ayres, 1859 |
| Type species | |
| Stereolepis gigas Ayres, 1859[1] | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| Megaperca Hilgendorf, 1878 | |
Stereolepis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish native to the Pacific Ocean. It is the only valid genus in the family Stereolepididae in the order Acropomatiformes.[1]
Species
The following two species are classified in the genus Stereolepis:[2]
- Stereolepis doederleini Lindberg & Krasyukova, 1969 (Striped jewfish)
- Stereolepis gigas Ayres, 1859 (Giant sea bass)
A single fossil species, †Stereolepis arcanum Přikryl, Lin, Hsu & Lee, 2024 is known from the Early Pliocene of Taiwan.[3]
References
- ^ a b c Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stereolepididae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Stereolepis". FishBase. December 2020 version.
- ^ Přikryl, Tomáš; Lin, Chien-Hsiang; Hsu, Chia-Hsin; Lee, Shih-Wei (2024-05-22). "New Acropomatiform Fossils from the Upper Kueichulin Formation (Lower Pliocene), Northern Taiwan". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 130 (2): 22639. Bibcode:2024RIPS..13022639P. doi:10.54103/2039-4942/22639. ISSN 2039-4942.
External links
Media related to Stereolepis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Stereolepis at Wikispecies