Coreoperca
Genus of ray-finned fishes
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Coreoperca is a genus of ray-finned fish native to eastern Asia.[3] The members of the genus Coreoperca are known as the oriental perches or eastern perches, freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Sinipercidae. These fish prefer clear, slow-moving currents on the middle reaches of rivers. Eggs are laid in May and June on plants. The eggs and fry are protected by the male.
| Coreoperca Temporal range: | |
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| Japanese perch, C. kawamebari | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Sinipercidae |
| Genus: | Coreoperca Herzenstein, 1896[1] |
| Type species | |
| Coreoperca herzi Herzenstein, 1896[1] | |
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Species
The currently recognized species in this genus are:[3][4]
- Coreoperca herzi Herzenstein, 1896
- Coreoperca kawamebari (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)(Japanese Perch, Redfin perch)
- Coreoperca liui L. Cao & X. F. Liang, 2013[4]
- Coreoperca whiteheadi Boulenger, 1900
The following fossil species are also known:
- †Coreoperca chosun Nam, Nazarkin and Bannikov 2023 (Early Miocene of South Korea)[5]
- †Coreoperca fushimiensis Ohe & Ono, 1975 (Miocene of Japan)[6]
- †Coreoperca maruoi Yabumoto & Uyeno, 2009 (Middle Miocene of Japan)[6]
- †Coreoperca shandongensis Chen, Liu and Yan, 1999 (Middle Miocene of Shanwang Formation in Shandong, China)[6]
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