genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth.
In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
. A single species, ''P. poropterus'' is restricted to
estuaries
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environment ...
and lower sections of freshwater streams. At least some species in the genus are toxic.Randall, J. E. (2007). ''Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands.''
Species
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:
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Pardachirus balius
''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.Randall ...
Pardachirus hedleyi
''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.Randall ...
'' J. D. Ogilby, 1916 (Southern peacock sole)
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Pardachirus marmoratus
''Pardachirus marmoratus'', the finless sole, speckled sole or Red Sea Moses sole, is a specis of flatfish native to the western Indian Ocean.
Description
The adult finless sole is bilaterally symmetrical and as they mature their left eye migrate ...
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Lacépède Lacepede can refer to:
* Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756–1825), French naturalist and politician.
* Lacepede Bay, a bay in South Australia.
* Lacépède, Lot-et-Garonne, a ''commune'' in France
* Lacepede Islands, a group of four islands in t ...
, 1802) (Finless sole)
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Pardachirus morrowi
''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.Randall ...
Pardachirus pavoninus
''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.Randall ...
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Lacépède Lacepede can refer to:
* Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756–1825), French naturalist and politician.
* Lacepede Bay, a bay in South Australia.
* Lacépède, Lot-et-Garonne, a ''commune'' in France
* Lacepede Islands, a group of four islands in t ...
, 1802) (Peacock sole)
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Pardachirus poropterus
''Pardachirus'' is a genus of soles mainly native to coastal water in the Indo-Pacific. A single species, ''P. poropterus'' is restricted to estuaries
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers ...