Butterfly perch

Butterfly perch
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Serranidae
Genus: Caesioperca
Species:
C. lepidoptera
Binomial name
Caesioperca lepidoptera
(Forster, 1801) [1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Anthias richardsonii Günther, 1869
  • Epinephelus lepidopterus Forster, 1801

The butterfly perch (Caesioperca lepidoptera) is a marine species of ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae, part of the sea bass family Serranidae. This fish is found in the eastern Indian Ocean, and the southwestern Pacific Ocean, including the waters around southern Australia and New Zealand. It is sometimes known as the red perch.

  1. ^ a b Bailly, Nicolas (2014). "Caesioperca lepidoptera (Forster, 1801)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2014-02-24.