Siniperca scherzeri

Basic information
Scientific name	Siniperca scherzeri	(No picture)
Common names	Mandarin fish, Sogari
Higher taxon	Percichthyidae, Perciformes, Actinopterygii
Natural range	Korean Peninsula, continental China, Vietnam.
Habitat	Lakes, ponds, and rivers with clear water.

Invasion information
Range in Japan	Not established in Japan.
Origin	Unintroduced to Japan.
Date
Route	Deliberate: This species was imported to Japan as pet in past. In South Korea, used for food.
Impact	Potentially: Predation on and competition with native species. Native organism(s) affected: Fishes, crustaceans, etc.
Regulation in Japan	Import, transport and keeping are prohibited by the Invasive Alien Species Act.
Introduced range in other countries	None.

Reference	Notes
DECO (ed) (2006) Dictionary of Alien Species. Tokyo-Shoseki. (in Jpn) Froese & Pauly (eds) (2009) FishBase (Accessed on 2011-1-06) http://www.fishbase.org/ JWRC (ed) (2008) A Photographic Guide to the Invasive Alien Species in Japan. Heibonsha. (in Jpn) etc.	In South Korea, this species is threatend. Two congeners S. chuatsi and S. loona were imported as pet animal.