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Teleostei (teleosts) > Centrarchiformes (Basses) > Sinipercidae (Chinese perches)
Etymology: Siniperca: Latin, sino, sina = from China + Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic. Subtropical

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Asia: Zhejiang, Fujian, Jiangxi, Hunan, Guizhou and Guangxi in China.

Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm NG male/unsexed; (Ref. 45563); common length : 15.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 35840)

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Dorsal spines (total): 12 - 14; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7. Snout pointed; lower jaw much projected and upper one reaching beneath eyes; preopercular serrated on hind margin and opercular spines 2; branchial membranes separated and free; gill rakers knobble-shaped. Pyloric caeca 5-10. Pectoral, pelvic and caudal fins rounded. Anomalistic macula and dark spots on the head and body sides (Ref. 85820).

A mountain stream species of the warmly temperate zone; likes clear water with plenty of rocks at bottom. Feeds on small fishes, shrimps and aquatic insects (Ref. 45563). Utilized for food (Ref. 89718).

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Zhang, W., 1998. China's biodiversity: a country study. China Environmental Science Press, Beijing. 476 p. (Ref. 33508)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 18 January 2011

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: commercial; aquarium: commercial

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