| Aphredoderus | |
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| Pirate perch (A. sayanus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Percopsiformes |
| Family: | Aphredoderidae Bonaparte, 1845 |
| Genus: | Aphredoderus Lesueur in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1833 |
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Aphredoderus is a small genus of percopsiform fishes native to North America, with these five recognized species:1
- Aphredoderus gibbosus Lesueur, 1833
- Aphredoderus mesotrema Jordan, 1877
- Aphredoderus ornatus Muller & Simons, 2024 (blackstripe pirate perch)
- Aphredoderus retrodorsalis Muller & Simons, 2024 (lowland pirate perch)2
- Aphredoderus sayanus Gilliams, 1824 (yellowbelly pirate perch)3
It is the only genus in the family Aphredoderidae.4
References
References
- Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Aphredoderus". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
- Muller, Tyler; Hilburn, Bryson; Hughes, Lily (2025-03-25). "New Drainage Records and Revised Ranges for Sympatric Pirate Perch Species in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia". Southeastern Fishes Council Proceedings. 65 (66): 2. doi:10.7290/sfcp66s4y8. ISSN 2371-9699.
- Boltz, Jeffrey M.; Stauffer, Jay R. (1993). "Systematics of Aphredoderus sayanus (Teleostei: Aphredoderidae)". Copeia. 1993 (1): 81–98. doi:10.2307/1446298. ISSN 0045-8511.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Family Aphredoderidae". FishBase. Retrieved 28 December 2025.