Pardachirus

Summary

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

Normanetta Whitley, 1931

Species edit

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2014). "Pardachirus poropterus" in 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 and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Pardachirus in FishBase. December 2012 version.