| Dinopercidae | |
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| Dinoperca petersi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Dinopercidae Heemstra & Hecht, 1986 [1] |
| Genera [2] | |
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The Dinopercidae, known commonly as the cavebasses, are a family of marine ray-finned fish from the order Acanthuriformes. [3] They are native to the western Indian and the Atlantic coasts of Africa. [2]
There are two genera within the family: [2]
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