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Temperate perch

Index Temperate perch

The members of the family Percichthyidae are known as the temperate perches. [1]

48 relations: Aquarium, Australia, Australian bass, Bloomfield River cod, Bostockia porosa, Carl H. Eigenmann, Coreoperca, David Starr Jordan, DNA, Eastern freshwater cod, Eocene, Estuary perch, Fish farming, Gadopsis, Genus, Golden mandarin fish, Golden perch, Holocene, Howella, Maccullochella, Macquaria, Macquarie perch, Mary River cod, Miocene, Moronidae, Murray cod, Nannatherina balstoni, Nannoperca, Neogene, Oligocene, Palaeopercichthys, Paleocene, Paleogene, Percalates, Percichthys, Perciformes, Percilia, Pleistocene, Quaternary, Queensland, River blackfish, Serranidae, Siniperca, Siniperca chuatsi, Species, Threatened species, Trout cod, Two-spined blackfish.

Aquarium

An aquarium (plural: aquariums or aquaria) is a vivarium of any size having at least one transparent side in which aquatic plants or animals are kept and displayed.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and numerous smaller islands.

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Australian bass

The Australian bass (Macquaria novemaculeata) is a small to medium-sized, primarily freshwater (but estuarine spawning) species of fish found in coastal rivers and streams along the east coast of Australia.

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Bloomfield River cod

The Bloomfield River cod (Guyu wujalwujalensis) or the tropical nightfish, is a species of temperate perch endemic to Australia.

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Bostockia porosa

Bostockia porosa is a species of fish in the family Percichthyidae, the temperate perches.

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Carl H. Eigenmann

Carl Henry Eigenmann (March 9, 1863 – April 24, 1927) was an ichthyologist who, along with his wife Rosa Smith Eigenmann, described many of the fishes of North America and South America for the first time.

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Coreoperca

Coreoperca is a genus of temperate perches native to eastern Asia.

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David Starr Jordan

David Starr Jordan (January 19, 1851 – September 19, 1931) was an American ichthyologist, educator, eugenicist, and peace activist.

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DNA

Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a thread-like chain of nucleotides carrying the genetic instructions used in the growth, development, functioning and reproduction of all known living organisms and many viruses.

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Eastern freshwater cod

Eastern freshwater cod (Maccullochella ikei), also known as eastern cod or Clarence River cod, are a large predatory freshwater fish of the genus Maccullochella and the family Percichthyidae, that occur in the coastal Clarence River system of north-eastern New South Wales.

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Eocene

The Eocene Epoch, lasting from, is a major division of the geologic timescale and the second epoch of the Paleogene Period in the Cenozoic Era.

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Estuary perch

The estuary perch (Macquaria colonorum) is a species of temperate perch endemic to south-eastern Australia, where it prefers brackish waters such as lower tidal reaches of coastal lakes, rivers, and streams.

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Fish farming

Fish farming or pisciculture involves raising fish commercially in tanks or enclosures such as fish ponds, usually for food.

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Gadopsis

Gadopsis is a genus of temperate perches endemic to freshwater habitats in southeastern Australia.

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Genus

A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.

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Golden mandarin fish

The golden mandarin fish (Siniperca scherzeri), also known as the leopard mandarin fish, is a species of temperate perch native to eastern Asia (Korea, China, and Vietnam).

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Golden perch

The golden perch (Macquaria ambigua) is a medium-sized, yellow or gold-coloured Australian freshwater fish species found primarily in the Murray-Darling River system, though a subspecies is found in the Lake Eyre-Cooper Creek system, and another subspecies, suspected to be ancestral to all other populations, is found in the Fitzroy River system in Queensland.

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Holocene

The Holocene is the current geological epoch.

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Howella

Howella is a genus of fish in the family Howellidae, the oceanic basslets.

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Maccullochella

Maccullochella is a genus of large Australian predatory freshwater fish within the Percichthyidae family.

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Macquaria

Macquaria is a genus of medium-sized, predatory temperate perches endemic to Australia.

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Macquarie perch

The Macquarie perch (Macquaria australasica) is an Australian native freshwater fish of the Murray-Darling river system.

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Mary River cod

The Mary River cod (Maccullochella mariensis) is a species of temperate perch native to the coastal Mary River system of southern Queensland, Australia.

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Miocene

The Miocene is the first geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma).

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Moronidae

The Moronidae are a family of perciform fishes, commonly called the temperate basses, consisting of at least six freshwater, brackish water, and marine species.

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Murray cod

The Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii) is a large Australian predatory freshwater fish of the genus Maccullochella in the family Percichthyidae.

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Nannatherina balstoni

Nannatherina balstoni (Balston's pygmy perch, Balston's perchlet, or king river perchlet) is a species of temperate perch endemic to Australia, where it occurs in coastal streams, ponds, lakes, and swamps.

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Nannoperca

Nannoperca is a genus of temperate perches endemic to Australia.

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Neogene

The Neogene (informally Upper Tertiary or Late Tertiary) is a geologic period and system that spans 20.45 million years from the end of the Paleogene Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the present Quaternary Period Mya.

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Oligocene

The Oligocene is a geologic epoch of the Paleogene Period and extends from about 33.9 million to 23 million years before the present (to). As with other older geologic periods, the rock beds that define the epoch are well identified but the exact dates of the start and end of the epoch are slightly uncertain.

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Palaeopercichthys

Palaeopercichthys is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Thanetian stage of the Paleocene epoch.

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Paleocene

The Paleocene or Palaeocene, the "old recent", is a geological epoch that lasted from about.

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Paleogene

The Paleogene (also spelled Palaeogene or Palæogene; informally Lower Tertiary or Early Tertiary) is a geologic period and system that spans 43 million years from the end of the Cretaceous Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Neogene Period Mya.

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Percalates

Percalates is a recently resurrected genus containing the medium-sized, predatory, catadromous fish Australian bass (Percalates novemaculeata) and estuary perch (Percalates colonorum), which are endemic to coastal rivers and estuaries of south-eastern Australia.

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Percichthys

Percichthys is a genus of temperate perches native to freshwater habitats in Argentina and Chile.

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Perciformes

Perciformes, also called the Percomorpha or Acanthopteri, are the most numerous order of vertebrates, containing about 41% of all bony fish.

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Percilia

Percilia is a genus of perch-like fish in the Percichthyidae family.

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Pleistocene

The Pleistocene (often colloquially referred to as the Ice Age) is the geological epoch which lasted from about 2,588,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the world's most recent period of repeated glaciations.

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Quaternary

Quaternary is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS).

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Queensland

Queensland (abbreviated as Qld) is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia.

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River blackfish

The river blackfish (Gadopsis marmoratus) is a freshwater fish endemic to the temperate waters of south-eastern Australia.

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Serranidae

The Serranidae are a large family of fishes belonging to the order Perciformes.

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Siniperca

Siniperca is a genus of temperate perches native to freshwater habitats in East Asia and northern Vietnam, but the majority of the species are entirely or largely restricted to China.

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Siniperca chuatsi

Siniperca chuatsi, the mandarin fish or Chinese perch, is species of temperate perch native to the Amur and Yangtze basins, and other rivers and lakes in China.

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Species

In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank, as well as a unit of biodiversity, but it has proven difficult to find a satisfactory definition.

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Threatened species

Threatened species are any species (including animals, plants, fungi, etc.) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future.

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Trout cod

Trout cod or bluenose cod, Maccullochella macquariensis, is a large predatory freshwater fish of the genus Maccullochella and the family Percichthyidae, closely related to the Murray cod.

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Two-spined blackfish

The two-spined blackfish (Gadopsis bispinosus) is a species of temperate perch endemic to Australia.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temperate_perch

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