Percichthys

Percichthys is a genus of temperate perches native to freshwater habitats in Argentina and Chile.^[3]

Percichthys Temporal range: Eocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
P. melanops
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Centrarchiformes
Family:	Percichthyidae
Genus:	Percichthys Girard, 1855
Type species
Percichthys chilensis Girard, 1855[1]
Synonyms[2]
Percosoma T. N. Gill, 1861

The earliest fossil member of the genus is Percichthys hondoensis from the early Eocene of Argentina.^[4]

Species

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

• Percichthys chilensis Girard, 1855
• Percichthys colhuapiensis MacDonagh, 1955 (largemouth perch)
• Percichthys laevis (Jenyns, 1840)
• Percichthys melanops Girard, 1855
• Percichthys trucha (Valenciennes, 1833) (creole perch)