Coreoperca
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| Coreoperca Temporal range: | |
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| Japanese perch, C. kawamebari | |
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| 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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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.
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