Stereolepis

Stereolepis
Stereolepis gigas
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Acropomatiformes
Family: Stereolepididae
Smith et al., 2022
Genus: Stereolepis
Ayres, 1859
Type species
Stereolepis gigas
Ayres, 1859
Synonyms

Megaperca Hilgendorf, 1878

Stereolepis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish native to the Pacific Ocean. It is the only valid genus in the family Stereolepididae in the order Acropomatiformes.

Species

The following two species are classified in the genus Stereolepis:

A single fossil species, †Stereolepis arcanum Přikryl, Lin, Hsu & Lee, 2024 is known from the Early Pliocene of Taiwan.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Stereolepididae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 November 2024.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Stereolepis". FishBase. December 2020 version.
  3. ↑ Přikryl, Tomáš; Lin, Chien-Hsiang; Hsu, Chia-Hsin; Lee, Shih-Wei (2024-05-22). "New Acropomatiform Fossils from the Upper Kueichulin Formation (Lower Pliocene), Northern Taiwan". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 130 (2) 22639. Bibcode:2024RIPS..13022639P. doi:10.54103/2039-4942/22639. ISSN 2039-4942.