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Perciliidae (Southern basses)
Etymology: Percilia: Greek, perke = perch (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: James Melville Gilliss (1811–1865) was a US Navy astronomer who founded the United States Naval observatory. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Girard.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic. Temperate
South America: central and southern Chile.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 36890)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Arratia, G., 2003. Perciliidae (South basses). p. 598. In R.E. Reis, S.O. Kullander and C.J. Ferraris, Jr. (eds.) Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of South and Central America. Porto Alegre: EDIPUCRS, Brasil. (Ref. 36890)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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