Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Eupercaria
Ordo: Perciformes
Subordo: Percoidei
Superfamilia: Percoidea
Familia: Serranidae
Subfamilia: Serraninae
Genus: Diplectrum
Species: D. bivittatum – D. conceptione – D. eumelum – D. euryplectrum – D. formosum – D. labarum – D. macropoma – D. maximum – D. pacificum – D. radiale – D. rostrum – D. sciurus
Name
Diplectrum Holbrook, 1855
References
Diplectrum – Taxon details on Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
Diplectrum species list in FishBase,
Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.
Vernacular names
Diplectrum, commonly known as sand perches, is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes which is a member of the subfamily Serraninae of the family Serranidae, which includes the groupers and anthias. There are 12 species distributed in the western Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Pacific Ocean.[3]
Species
The following species are classified under the genus Diplectrum:[3]
Diplectrum bivittatum (Valenciennes, 1828) (Dwarf sand perch)
Diplectrum conceptione (Valenciennes, 1828) (Yellowmouth sand-perch)
Diplectrum eumelum Rosenblatt & Johnson, 1974 (Orange-spotted sand perch)
Diplectrum euryplectrum D.S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890 (Bighead sand perch)
Diplectrum formosum (Linnaeus, 1766) (Sand perch)
Diplectrum labarum Rosenblatt & Johnson, 1974 (Highfin sand perch)
Diplectrum macropoma (Günther, 1864) (Mexican sand perch)
Diplectrum maximum Hildebrand, 1946 (Torpedo sand perch)
Diplectrum pacificum Meek & Hildebrand, 1925 (Inshore sand perch)
Diplectrum radiale (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) (Pond perch)
Diplectrum rostrum Bortone, 1974 (Bridled sand perch)
Diplectrum sciurus Gilbert, 1892 (Gulf squirrelfish)
References
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Diplectrum". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Serraninae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2020). Species of Diplectrum in FishBase. December 2020 version.
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