Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Perciformes/Serranoidei
Family: Anthiadidae Fairy basslets or Streamer basses

Genus: Lepidoperca

(See list of species below)



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10 species
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Max. Length 25.7 cm SL

 
Lepidoperca aurantia
[New Zealand orange perch]

Photo by Yau, B.

Southwest Pacific

Lepidoperca brochata Katayama & Fujii, 1982

Photo by Photo by Yau, B.
 
Lepidoperca brochata
[Fangtooth perch]

Photo by Graham, K.

Western Pacific

Lepidoperca caesiopercula (Whitley, 1951)

Photo by Photo by Graham, K.
 
Lepidoperca caesiopercula
[Greycheek basslet]
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Max. Length 13.8 cm TL

 
Lepidoperca coatsii
[]
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Max. Length 18 cm TL

 
Lepidoperca filamenta
[Western orange perch]
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Lepidoperca inornata
[]

Photo by Yau, B.

Southwest Pacific

Lepidoperca magna Katayama & Fujii, 1982

Photo by Photo by Yau, B.
 
Lepidoperca magna
[Sharphead perch]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Lepidoperca occidentalis Whitley, 1951

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Lepidoperca occidentalis
[Slender orange perch]

Photo by CSIRO

Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm TL
Lepidoperca pulchella (Waite, 1899)

Photo by Photo by CSIRO
 
Lepidoperca pulchella
[Orange perch]
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Max. Length 20 cm FL

 
Lepidoperca tasmanica
[Tasmanian perch]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Lepidoperca aurantia New Zealand orange perch Southwest Pacific 25.7 SL 1989
Lepidoperca brochata Fangtooth perch Southwest Pacific 1982
Lepidoperca caesiopercula Greycheek basslet Western Pacific 1951
Lepidoperca coatsii Southeast Atlantic 13.8 TL 1913
Lepidoperca filamenta Western orange perch Eastern Indian Ocean 18 TL 1987
Lepidoperca inornata Southwest Pacific 1914
Lepidoperca magna Sharphead perch Southwest Pacific 1982
Lepidoperca occidentalis Slender orange perch Eastern Indian Ocean 15 TL 1951
Lepidoperca pulchella Orange perch Southwest Pacific 28 TL 1899
Lepidoperca tasmanica Tasmanian perch Southwest Pacific 20 FL 1937



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