Glaucosoma Explained

Glaucosoma, the pearl perches, are perciform fishes native to the Indian Ocean waters around Australia and the western Pacific Ocean. This genus is currently the only one assigned to the family Glaucosomatidae.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

• Glaucosoma buergeri J. Richardson, 1845 (deepsea jewfish)
• Glaucosoma hebraicum J. Richardson, 1845 (Westralian dhufish)
• Glaucosoma magnificum (J. D. Ogilby, 1915) (threadfin pearl-perch)
• Glaucosoma scapulare E. P. Ramsay, 1881 (pearl perch)

See also

• List of fish families