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Percichthys
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Percichthys is a genus of temperate perches native to freshwater habitats in Argentina and Chile.[3]
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Percichthys | |
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P. melanops | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: | Percichthyidae |
Genus: | Percichthys Girard, 1855 |
Type species | |
Percichthys chilensis Girard, 1855[1] | |
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The earliest fossil member of the genus is Percichthys hondoensis from the early Eocene of Argentina.[4]