Pardachirus
| Pardachirus | |
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| Southern Peacock Sole (P. hedleyi) | |
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| Persian Carpet Sole (P. morrowi) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Soleidae |
| Genus: | Pardachirus Günther, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Achirus marmoratus Lacepède, 1802
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| Synonyms | |
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Normanetta Whitley, 1931 | |
Pardachirus is a genus of soles mainly native to coastal water in the Indo-Pacific. A single species, P. poropterus is restricted to estuaries and lower sections of freshwater streams.[1] At least some species in the genus are toxic.[2]
Species[]
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3]
- J. E. Randall & , 1994 (Piebald sole)
- J. D. Ogilby, 1916 (Southern peacock sole)
- Pardachirus marmoratus (Lacépède, 1802) (Finless sole)
- (Chabanaud, 1954) (Persian carpet sole)
- (Lacépède, 1802) (Peacock sole)
- (Bleeker, 1851) (Estuary sole)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Pardachirus poropterus" in FishBase. May 2014 version.
- ^ Randall, J. E. (2007). Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. ISBN 1-929054-03-3
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pardachirus in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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