Aphredoderus
Genus of fishes
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Aphredoderus is a small genus of percopsiform fishes native to North America, with these five recognized species:[1]
- Aphredoderus gibbosus Lesueur, 1833
- Aphredoderus mesotrema Jordan, 1877
- Aphredoderus ornatus Muller & Simons, 2024 (blackstripe pirate perch)
- Aphredoderus retrodorsalis Muller & Simons, 2024 (lowland pirate perch)[2]
- Aphredoderus sayanus Gilliams, 1824 (yellowbelly pirate perch)[3]
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| Pirate perch (A. sayanus) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Percopsiformes |
| Family: | Aphredoderidae Bonaparte, 1845 |
| Genus: | Aphredoderus Lesueur in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833 |
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It is the only genus in the family Aphredoderidae.[4]
