The Brazilian flathead (Percophis brasiliensis) is a species of duckbill which is the only species in the genus Percophis, the type genus of the monotypic subfamily Percophinae of the duckbill family Percophidae. It occurs in the south western Atlantic off the South American coast from southern Brazil to central Argentina.[3]
| Brazilian flathead | |
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| A depiction of Percophis brasiliensis in Le Règne Animal (Georges Cuvier). | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Trachiniformes |
| Family: | Percophidae |
| Subfamily: | Percophinae Swainson, 1839[1] |
| Genus: | Percophis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825 |
| Species: | P. brasiliensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Percophis brasiliensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Percophis brasilianus (Misspelling) | |
References
edit- ^ Bailly N, ed. (2015). "Percophinae Swainson, 1839". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Percophis brasiliensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1825". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2018-07-28.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Percophis brasiliensis". FishBase. February 2018 version.