Siniperca chuatsi

(Agassiz, 1854)

Vernacular names
English : Mandarin fish
French : Perche chinoise

Classification
Class : Teleostei
Order : Centrarchiformes
Family : Percichthyidae
Notes : No subspecies known.

Identification
The species grows to 70 cm for a weight of 8 kg. High profile with straight forehead profile. Coloration olive, sometimes silvery olive and with golden-yellow mottling. Large blotches and vertical band on flanks. Fins heavily spotted.

Range and habitat
The species occurs in eastern Asia, in the Amur river basin and eastern China in the Yangtze river basin. Mostly found in rivers.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is likely going to be threatened by overfishing and habitat loss in the long term.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

Observation

 

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