Golden mandarin fish

Golden mandarin fish
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percichthyidae
Genus: Siniperca
Species: S. scherzeri
Binomial name
Siniperca scherzeri
Steindachner, 1892
Synonyms
  • Siniperca scherzeri scherzeri Steindachner, 1892
  • Siniperca chui P. W. Fang & L. T. Chong, 1932
  • Siniperca scherzeri chui P. W. Fang & L. T. Chong, 1932
  • Siniperca kwangsiensis P. W. Fang & L. T. Chong, 1932
  • Siniperca scherzeri kwangsiensis P. W. Fang & L. T. Chong, 1932
  • Siniperca schezeri kichuani H. J. Shih, 1937
  • Siniperca kichuani H. J. Shih, 1937

The golden mandarin fish (Siniperca scherzeri), also known as the leopard mandarin fish, is a species of temperate perch native to eastern Asia (Korea, China, and Vietnam). This species can reach 22 cm (8.7 in) SL, though most only reach 16.9 cm (6.7 in).[2]

References

  1. ↑ Huckstorf, V. 2012. Siniperca scherzeri. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 April 2014.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). "Siniperca scherzeri" in FishBase. February 2014 version.
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