The golden mandarin fish (Siniperca scherzeri), also known as the leopard mandarin fish, is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, an Asian perch from the family Sinipercidae, which is native to eastern Asia (Korea, China, and Vietnam).[2] This species can reach at least 33.4 cm (1.1 ft) in standard length and 607.3 g (1.34 lb) in weight.[3] It is typically yellowish-brown with blackish-brown speckles ("leopard"), but there are also bright yellow ("golden") individuals, which are particularly prized in Korea[4] and selectively bred in captivity.[5]
| Golden mandarin fish | |
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| Yellow (foreground) and speckled (behind) individuals | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Centrarchiformes |
| Family: | Sinipercidae |
| Genus: | Siniperca |
| Species: | S. scherzeri
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| Siniperca scherzeri Steindachner, 1892
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It is a commercially important fish, but has declined due to overfishing and habitat loss.[6] It is farmed; typically using pure specimens,[7] but sometimes involving hybrids with the faster-growing mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi).[6] Danyang County, North Chungcheong Province organizes a fishing festival for golden mandarin fish every April.[8]
References
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- ^ Huckstorf, V. (2012). "Siniperca scherzeri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T166159A1116001. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012-1.RLTS.T166159A1116001.en. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Siniperca scherzeri". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ Shao, Li, Zhang, Lin, Xie, Wu and Wei (2016). Length–weight and length–length relationships of four endemic fish species from the middle reaches of the Yangtze River basin, China. Journal of Applied Ichthyology 32: 1329–1330.
- ^ Fishillust: Leopard mandarin fish; Siniperca scherzeri. Retrieved 13 February 2017.
- ^ Luo, Yang, Liang, Jin, Lv, Tian, Yuan and Sun (2015). Genetic diversity and genetic structure of consecutive breeding generations of golden mandarin fish (Siniperca scherzeri Steindachner) using microsatellite markers. Genetics and molecular research 14(3):11348-11355.
- ^ a b Liu, L.; X.-F. Liang; and J. Fang (2017). The optimal stocking density for hybrid of Siniperca chuatsi (♀) × Siniperca scherzeri (♂) mandarin fish fed minced prey fish. Aquaculture Research 48(3): 1342–1345.
- ^ Yang, Guo, Liang, Tian, Lv, Zhu and Wang (2015). Parentage determination in golden mandarin fish (Siniperca scherzeri) based on microsatellite DNA markers. Aquacult. Int. 23: 499–507.
- ^ "단양군관광 :: 즐길거리 > 레저". Archived from the original on 2018-07-02. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
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