Brazilian flathead

Brazilian flathead
A depiction of Percophis brasiliensis in Le Règne Animal (Georges Cuvier).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
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 is considered the most basal member of the Notothenioidei, which also contains the Antarctic icefishes. It occurs in the southwestern Atlantic off the South American coast from southern Brazil to central Argentina. It is fished commercially, and is considered overfished in southern Brazil.

Percophidae was first proposed as a family in 1839 by the English zoologist William Swainson as a subfamily of the Percidae. The 5th edition of Fishes of the World classified this family within the order Trachiniformes and included the Bembropinae and Hemerocoetinae within it as subfamilies. However, more recent phylogenetic studies have found such a placement to be paraphyletic, and have recognized it as a monotypic family within the Notothenioidei containing a single species.

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. 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the family Percophidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
  4. ↑ Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-02-10.
  5. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Percophis brasiliensis". FishBase. February 2018 version.
  6. ↑ Hirota, Danilo Shoiti; Haimovici, Manuel; Sant'Ana, Rodrigo; Mourato, Bruno Leite; Kikuchi, Eidi; Cardoso, Luís Gustavo (2022-09-01). "Life history, population dynamics and stock assessment of the bycatch species Brazilian flathead (Percophis brasiliensis) in southern Brazil". Regional Studies in Marine Science. 55 102597. doi:10.1016/j.rsma.2022.102597. ISSN 2352-4855.
  7. ↑ Swainsom, William (1939). On the natural history and classification of fishes, amphibians, & reptiles, or monocardian animals, Volume II. London: Spottiswoode & Co. p. 203–205.
  8. ↑ Nelson, J.S.; Grande, T.C.; Wilson, M.V.H. (2016). Fishes of the World (5th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. pp. 421–427. doi:10.1002/9781119174844. ISBN 978-1-118-34233-6. LCCN 2015037522. OCLC 951899884. OL 25909650M.