Dinoperca is a genus in the family Dinopercidae (cavebasses). It contains the single species Dinoperca petersi, the lampfish, which is native to reefs of the western Indian Ocean, where it can be found down to depths of 50 m (160 ft). It prefers to inhabit the spaces under ledges, as well as the mouths of caves. This species grows to 75 cm (30 in) in total length. It is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries, but is popular as a sport fish.[1] The identity of the person honoured in the specific name is not stated but Day thanks "Professor Peters" for his assistance in identifying the type who was Director of the Berlin Museum, this refers to Wilhelm Peters (1815-1883).[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Dinopercidae |
| Genus: | Dinoperca Boulenger, 1895 |
| Species: | D. petersi
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| Binomial name | |
| Dinoperca petersi (F. Day, 1875)
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References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Dinoperca petersi". FishBase. December 2019 version.
- ^ F. Day (1878). The fishes of India; being a natural history of the fishes known to inhabit the seas and fresh waters of India, Burma, and Ceylon. Bernard Quaritch.
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