Arripis

Salmon perch

The salmon perch ( Arripis ) are a genus of perch relatives ( Percomorpha ). They stand alone in the mono- generic family Arripidae, some authors also write Arripididae. As the fish reminded the first European settlers to the European salmon, they were called Australian Salmon. A relationship to the salmon does not exist. The fish are marine and live in the southwest Pacific in the area of South Australia, New Zealand, Lord Howe Island, Norfolk Island and the Kermadecinseln. They live in shallow water near the coast, often on Posidonia ( Posidonia ) and also go into the brackish waters of estuaries. Salmon perch feed on smaller fish and pelagic crustaceans. They are popular fishing fish.

Features

Salmon groupers are 41-96 inches long. Their dorsal fin is long and is supported by nine hard jets and 13 to 19 soft rays. The far back seated anal fin is always shorter than the weichstrahlige part of the dorsal fin and has three hard - and nine to ten soft rays. The caudal fin is forked. Salmon perch are silvery gray-blue color, the underside is bright

Species

• Arripis georgianus ( Valenciennes in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1831)
• Arripis truttacea ( Cuvier in Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829)
• Arripis xylabion Paulin, 1993