Dinopercidae | |
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Dinoperca petersi | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Superfamily: | Percoidea |
Family: | Dinopercidae Heemstra & Hecht, 1986[1] |
Genera[2] | |
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The Dinopercidae, known commonly as the cavebasses, are a family of marine ray-finned fish from the perciform superfamily Percoidea.[3] They are native to the western Indian and the Atlantic coasts of Africa.[2]
There are two genera within the family:[2]