Stereolepis | |
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Stereolepis gigas | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Acropomatiformes |
Family: | Stereolepididae Smith et al., 2022 |
Genus: | Stereolepis Ayres, 1859 |
Type species | |
Stereolepis gigas Ayres, 1859 [1] | |
Synonyms [1] | |
Megaperca Hilgendorf, 1878 |
Stereolepis is a genus of marine ray-finned fish native to the Pacific Ocean. It is the only valid genus in the family Stereolepididae in the order Acropomatiformes. [1]
The following two species are classified in the genus Stereolepis: [2]
A single fossil species, † Stereolepis arcanum Přikryl, Lin, Hsu & Lee, 2024 is known from the Early Pliocene of Taiwan. [3]