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Pogonoperca

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Pogonoperca is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the family Grammistidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region.

Species

Spotted Soapfish

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPerciformes
  5. FamilySerranidae
Habitatmarine
Observations105

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
3
Family
Serranidae
Collections
CAS, NHMUK
Recorded in
Comoros, Indonesia

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  • Etymology
  • Species
  • References

Pogonoperca is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, related to the groupers and classified within the family Grammistidae. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region.

==Etymology== The genus name Pogonoperca derives from the Greek ( meaning beard and meaning perch).

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