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Dinopercidae
lampfish
Dinoperca petersi
Seventy Five Centimeters Dinopercid Fish of the Mozambique Coast
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- South Asia
- West Asia
- Deep-bodied
- Large
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Deep-bodied
LargeDinoperca petersi, the lampfish or the cavebass, is a species in the monotypic genus Dinoperca and one of two species in the family Dinopercidae.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Dinopercidae
- Genus
- Dinoperca
- Maximum length
- 75 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- deep_bodied
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: Pakistan, southern Oman, Kenya, Mozambique, and South Africa. Presence in Somalia to be confirmed (Ref. 30573 ).
Class
Family
