Pardachirus

Pardachirus
Southern Peacock Sole (P. hedleyi)
Persian Carpet Sole (P. morrowi)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Division: Teleostei
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Pardachirus
Günther, 1862
Type species
Achirus marmoratus
Lacepède, 1802
Synonyms

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. At least some species in the genus are toxic.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pardachirus poropterus". FishBase. May 2014 version.
  2. ↑ Randall, J. E. (2007). Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. ISBN 1-929054-03-3
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pardachirus". FishBase. December 2012 version.