Sealife guideThe red indian fishPataecus fronto
Last updated on 07/11/2024 at 12:13 AM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Red indian fish
- French name: Poisson rouge indien
- Scientific name: Pataecus fronto (Richardson, 1844)
- Family name: Pataecidae
- Order name: Perciformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii

The red indian fish (Pataecus fronto) © Irko Van Der Heide | Dreamstime.com
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