Coreoperca

Coreoperca is a genus of ray-finned fish native to eastern Asia.^[3] The members of the genus Coreoperca are known as the oriental perches or eastern perches, freshwater gamefish belonging to the family Sinipercidae. These fish prefer clear, slow-moving currents on the middle reaches of rivers. Eggs are laid in May and June on plants. The eggs and fry are protected by the male.

Coreoperca Temporal range: Early Miocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Japanese perch, C. kawamebari
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Centrarchiformes
Family:	Sinipercidae
Genus:	Coreoperca Herzenstein, 1896[1]
Type species
Coreoperca herzi Herzenstein, 1896[1]
Synonyms[2]
Bryttosus D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:^[3][4]

• Coreoperca herzi Herzenstein, 1896
• Coreoperca kawamebari (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)(Japanese Perch, Redfin perch)
• Coreoperca liui L. Cao & X. F. Liang, 2013^[4]
• Coreoperca whiteheadi Boulenger, 1900

The following fossil species are also known:

• †Coreoperca chosun Nam, Nazarkin and Bannikov 2023 (Early Miocene of South Korea)^[5]
• †Coreoperca fushimiensis Ohe & Ono, 1975 (Miocene of Japan)^[6]
• †Coreoperca maruoi Yabumoto & Uyeno, 2009 (Middle Miocene of Japan)^[6]
• †Coreoperca shandongensis Chen, Liu and Yan, 1999 (Middle Miocene of Shanwang Formation in Shandong, China)^[6]