Siniperca knerii Garman, 1912
Big-eye mandarin fish
Siniperca knerii
photo by CAFS

Family:  Sinipercidae (Chinese perches)
Max. size:  35.5 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 739.8 g
Environment:  benthopelagic; freshwater; brackish
Distribution:  Asia: China (Ref. 33450) and Viet Nam (Ref. 89724).
Diagnosis:  High body, side flat, ridgy backside. Eye bigger, lower jaw protruding, upper jaw outstretch to the area under the eye. Anomalistic macula and dark spots on the sides; 5-6 inconspicuous horizontal stripes on the sides (Ref. 85820).
Biology: 
IUCN Red List Status: Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 11 August 2010 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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