Family Dinopercidae - Cavebasses
No. in FishBase
Genera : 2 | Species : 2 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Fresh : No | Brackish : No | Marine : Yes
  First Fossil Record
Distribution: Indian and Atlantic (off Angola). Dorsal fin continuous; 9-11 spines, 18-20 soft-rays. Anal fin 3 spines, 12-14 soft rays. Caudal fin truncate. Lower jaw protruding. Maxillae exposed; large supramaxillae. Serrated preopercle. Frontal bones with high median crest. Opercular spines 2. Branchiostegal rays 7. Swim bladder large, 3 pairs of intrinsic muscles. Vertebrae 26.
Greek, dinos = terrible+ Latin, perch = perch, fish ( Ref. 45335).
  Reproductive guild
  Typical activity level
  Main Ref
  Deep Fin Classification
Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Euacanthomorphacea | Percomorphaceae | Percomorpharia | Incertae sedis in Percomorpharia | Dinopercidae


[ e.g. 9948]
[ e.g. cephalopods]

Species/Synonymy list for the family Dinopercidae as currently in FishBase

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The list ordered as follows:


Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination CofF
Dinoperca petersi (Day, 1875)
! Dinoperca petersii (Day, 1875)
Dinoperca queketti Boulenger, 1903