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]
| 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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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Soleidae |
| Genus: | Pardachirus Günther, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Achirus marmoratus Lacepède, 1802
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| Synonyms | |
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Normanetta Whitley, 1931 | |
Species
editThere are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3]
- Pardachirus balius J. E. Randall & Mee, 1994 (Piebald sole)
- Pardachirus hedleyi J. D. Ogilby, 1916 (Southern peacock sole)
- Pardachirus marmoratus (Lacépède, 1802) (Finless sole)
- Pardachirus morrowi (Chabanaud, 1954) (Persian carpet sole)
- Pardachirus pavoninus (Lacépède, 1802) (Peacock sole)
- Pardachirus poropterus (Bleeker, 1851) (Estuary sole)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pardachirus poropterus". FishBase. May 2014 version.
- ^ Randall, J. E. (2007). Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands. ISBN 1-929054-03-3
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Pardachirus". FishBase. December 2012 version.
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