Paratherina is a genus of sailfin silversides in the family Melanotaeniidae which endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. There are four described species in this genus.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Atheriniformes |
| Family: | Melanotaeniidae |
| Subfamily: | Telmatherininae |
| Genus: | Paratherina Kottelat (ex Aurich), 1990 |
| Type species | |
| Paratherina wolterecki Aurich, 1935[1]
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Species
editThe currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]
- Paratherina cyanea Aurich, 1935
- Paratherina labiosa Aurich, 1935
- Paratherina striata Aurich, 1935
- Paratherina wolterecki Aurich, 1935
References
edit- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Paratherina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Paratherina in FishBase. June 2012 version.
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