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Glaucosoma
Genus of fishes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Glaucosoma, the pearl perches, are perciform fishes native to the Indian Ocean waters around Australia and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus is currently the only one assigned to the family Glaucosomatidae.
Quick Facts Glaucosoma, Scientific classification ...
Glaucosoma | |
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Glaucosoma magnificum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Suborder: | Percoidei |
Superfamily: | Percoidea |
Family: | Glaucosomatidae D. S. Jordan, 1923[1] |
Genus: | Glaucosoma Temminck & Schlegel, 1843[2] |
Type species | |
Glaucosoma buergeri J. Richardson, 1845[2] |
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