Siniperca scherzeri Steindachner, 1892
Leopard mandarin fish
Siniperca scherzeri
photo by CAFS

Family:  Sinipercidae (Chinese perches)
Max. size:  37.4 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 607.3 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  Asia: China (Ref. 33450), Korea (Ref. 39317) and Viet Nam (Ref. 44416).
Diagnosis:  Body long; circular backside, not very ridgy. Big mouth, lower jaw protruding. Rounded dark spots on the head, operculum and body sides (Ref. 85820).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 August 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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