Dinopercidae

fish family

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The Dinopercidae family consists of two rare, deepwater marine fish species found in the Indian and Atlantic oceans. These fish are characterized by a continuous dorsal fin and a truncate caudal fin. They also possess three pairs of intrinsic swim-bladder muscles.1

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Family Dinopercidae Dorsal fin continuous; caudal fin truncate; 3 pairs of intrinsic swim-bladder muscles. 2 monotypic genera. Marine, Indian and Atlantic oceans. Families Glaucosomatidae and Lobotidae Deep-bodied perchlike fishes found in eastern Pacific Ocean, except Lobotes, which also occurs elsewhere in tropical salt water and fresh…
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Family Dinopercidae Dorsal fin continuous; caudal fin truncate; 3 pairs of intrinsic swim-bladder muscles. 2 monotypic genera. Marine, Indian and Atlantic oceans. Families Glaucosomatidae and Lobotidae Deep-bodied perchlike fishes found in eastern Pacific Ocean, except Lobotes, which also occurs elsewhere in tropical salt water and fresh…
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