Percichthys
Genus of ray-finned fishes
Percichthys is a genus of temperate perches native to freshwater habitats in Argentina and Chile.
The earliest fossil member of the genus is Percichthys hondoensis from the early Eocene of Argentina.
01Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:
- Percichthys chilensis Girard, 1855
- Percichthys colhuapiensis MacDonagh, 1955 (largemouth perch)
- Percichthys laevis (Jenyns, 1840)
- Percichthys melanops Girard, 1855
- Percichthys trucha (Valenciennes, 1833) (creole perch)
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- Percichthys melanops.jpg by J. H. Richard, Public domain
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