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Brazilian flathead

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Species of ray-finned fish

Brazilian flathead
A depiction of Percophis brasiliensis in Le Règne Animal (Georges Cuvier).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Notothenioidei
Family: Percophidae
Swainson, 1839
Genus: Percophis
Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Species: P. brasiliensis
Binomial name
Percophis brasiliensis
Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
Synonyms

Percophis brasilianus (Misspelling)

The Brazilian flathead (Percophis brasiliensis) is a species of ray-finned fish which is the only species of the genus Percophis in the monotypic family Percophidae. It occurs in the south western Atlantic off the South American coast from southern Brazil to central Argentina.

References

  1. Bailly N, ed. (2015). "Percophinae Swainson, 1839". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  2. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Percophis brasiliensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
  3. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the family Percophidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Percophis brasiliensis". FishBase. February 2018 version.
Taxon identifiers
Percophis brasiliensis


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