Siniperca

Siniperca or the Chinese perch is a genus of centrarchiform ray-finned fish native to freshwater habitats in continental East Asia. Although its native ranges can extend to northern Vietnam, the majority of the species are entirely or largely restricted to China.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Siniperca chuatsi <small>(Basilewsky, 1855)</small> (mandarin fish)
• Siniperca fortis <small>(S. Y. Lin, 1932)</small>
• Siniperca kneri <small>Garman, 1912</small> (big-eye mandarin fish)
• Siniperca liuzhouensis <small>C. W. Zhou, X. Y. Kong & S. R. Zhu, 1987</small>
• Siniperca loona <small>H. W. Wu, 1939</small>
• Siniperca obscura <small>Nichols, 1930</small>
• Siniperca roulei <small>H. W. Wu, 1930</small>
• Siniperca scherzeri <small>Steindachner, 1892</small> (golden or leopard mandarin fish)
• Siniperca undulata <small>P. W. Fang & L. T. Chong, 1932</small>
• Siniperca vietnamensis <small>Đ. Y. Mai, 1978</small>

The following fossil species are also known:

• †Siniperca ikikoku <small>Yabumoto, 2020</small> (Middle Miocene of Japan)
• †Siniperca kaniensis <small>(Ohe & Hayata, 1984)</small> (Miocene of Japan)
• †Siniperca wusiangensis <small>Liu</small> <small>& Su, 1962</small> (Pliocene of Shanxi, China)

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