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Family: Percichthyidae Temperate perches



(See list of species below)


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22 species (see list below)
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Bostockia porosa Nightfish Oceania 15 SL 1873
Gadopsis bispinosus Twospine blackfish Oceania 32 SL 1984
Gadopsis marmoratus River blackfish Oceania 60 TL 1848
Guyu wujalwujalensis Oceania 10.1 SL 2001
Maccullochella ikei Clarence river cod Oceania 66 SL 1986
Maccullochella macquariensis Trout cod Oceania 85 SL 1829
Maccullochella mariensis Mary River cod Oceania 1993
Maccullochella peelii Murray cod Oceania 180 SL 1838
Macquaria ambigua Golden perch Oceania 76 SL 1845
Macquaria australasica Macquarie perch Oceania 46 SL 1830
Nannatherina balstoni Balston's pygmy perch Oceania 9 SL 1906
Nannoperca australis Southern pygmy perch Oceania 8.5 TL 1861
Nannoperca obscura Yarra pygmy perch Oceania 7.5 TL 1872
Nannoperca oxleyana Oxleyan pygmy perch Oceania 7.5 SL 1940
Nannoperca pygmaea Little Pygmy Perch Oceania 3.9 SL 2013
Nannoperca variegata Ewens pygmy perch Oceania 6.5 SL 1986
Nannoperca vittata Western pygmy perch Oceania 8 TL 1873
Percichthys chilensis Asia 1855
Percichthys colhuapiensis Largemouth perch South America 59.1 TL 1955
Percichthys laevis South America 22 SL 1840
Percichthys melanops South America 20 TL 1855
Percichthys trucha Creole perch South America 40 TL 1833



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