Biology:Gadopsis

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Gadopsis
Gadopsis bispinosus, Two-spined blackfish.jpg
Gadopsis bispinosus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Percichthyidae
Genus: Gadopsis
J. Richardson, 1848
Type species
Gadopsis marmoratus
J. Richardson, 1848[1]

Gadopsis is a genus of temperate perches endemic to freshwater habitats in southeastern Australia.[2] The genus was formerly considered to be in a family of its own, Gadopsidae.

Species

There are two species in this genus:[2]

  • Gadopsis bispinosus Sanger, 1984 (Two-spined blackfish)
  • Gadopsis marmoratus J. Richardson, 1848 (River blackfish)

References

  1. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron; van der Laan, Richard, eds. "Gadopsis". California Academy of Sciences. http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/fishcatget.asp?genid=1873. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Gadopsis in FishBase. February 2014 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3094244 entry