Glaucosoma | |
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Glaucosoma magnificum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Perciformes |
Family: |
Glaucosomatidae D. S. Jordan, 1923 |
Genus: |
Glaucosoma Temminck & Schlegel, 1843 |
Type species | |
Glaucosoma buergeri J. Richardson, 1845 |
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.
The currently recognized species in this genus are: