Aphredoderus

Aphredoderus
Pirate perch (A. sayanus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Percopsiformes
Family:	Aphredoderidae Bonaparte, 1845
Genus:	Aphredoderus Lesueur in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833
Synonyms
Aphododerus Jordan, 1877 AsternotremiaNelson in Jordan, 1877 SternotremiaNelson, 1876

Aphredoderus is a small genus of percopsiform fishes native to North America, with these five recognized species: ^[1]

• Aphredoderus gibbosus Lesueur, 1833
• Aphredoderus mesotrema Jordan, 1877
• Aphredoderus ornatus Muller & Simons, 2024 (blackstripe pirate perch)
• Aphredoderus retrodorsalis Muller & Simons, 2024 (lowland pirate perch) ^[2]
• Aphredoderus sayanus Gilliams, 1824 (yellowbelly pirate perch) ^[3]

It is the only genus in the family Aphredoderidae. ^{[4] [ dead link ]}

References

1. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aphredoderus". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 23 November 2025.
2. Muller, Tyler; Hilburn, Bryson; Hughes, Lily (2025-03-25). "New Drainage Records and Revised Ranges for Sympatric Pirate Perch Species in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia". Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings. 65 (66). doi:10.7290/sfcp66s4y8. ISSN   2371-9699.
3. Boltz, Jeffrey M.; Stauffer, Jay R. (1993). "Systematics of Aphredoderus sayanus (Teleostei: Aphredoderidae)". Copeia. 1993 (1): 81–98. doi:10.2307/1446298. ISSN   0045-8511.
4. Bailly, Nicolas (2015). "Aphredoderidae Bonaparte, 1845". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved 23 November 2025.