Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Glaucosomatidae Pearl perches

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by CSIRO

Glaucosoma buergeri
[Deepsea jewfish]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Glaucosoma hebraicum
[West Australian dhufish]

Photo by Brennan, L.

Glaucosoma magnificum
[Threadfin pearl-perch]

Photo by Yau, B.

Glaucosoma scapulare
[Pearl perch]

4 Species of Family Glaucosomatidae
(Pearl perches)

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Year	Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
1845	Glaucosoma buergeri	Deepsea jewfish	Western Pacific	55 TL
1845	Glaucosoma hebraicum	West Australian dhufish	Eastern Indian Ocean	122 TL
1915	Glaucosoma magnificum	Threadfin pearl-perch	Western Pacific	32 TL
1881	Glaucosoma scapulare	Pearl perch	Western Pacific	70 TL

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Glaucosomatidae Pearl perches(See list of species below)

Family: Glaucosomatidae Pearl perches

(See list of species below)