Glaucosoma - Pearl perches

Classification

Genus: Glaucosoma - Pearl perches
Family: Glaucosomatidae - Pearl perches
Order: Perciformes - Perches
Class: Teleostei - Ray-finned fishes
Superclass: Osteichthyes - Bony fishes

Description

Glaucosoma, the pearl perches, are perciform fishes native to the Indian Ocean waters around Australia and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus is currently the only one assigned to the family Glaucosomatidae.

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

Glaucosoma buergeri J. Richardson, 1845 (deepsea jewfish)
Glaucosoma hebraicum J. Richardson, 1845 (Westralian dhufish)
Glaucosoma magnificum (J. D. Ogilby, 1915) (threadfin pearl-perch)
Glaucosoma scapulare E. P. Ramsay, 1881 (pearl perch)

Species

Pearl perch
(Glaucosoma scapulare)

Deepsea jewfish
(Glaucosoma buergeri)

West Australian dhufish
(Glaucosoma hebraicum)

Threadfin pearl-perch
(Glaucosoma magnificum)

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