''Variichthys'' is a
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 ...
of freshwater fishes in the family
Terapontidae from
New Guinea
New Guinea (; Hiri Motu
Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in surrounding areas of Port Moresby (Capital of Papua New Guinea).
It is a simplified version of ...
and northern Australia. It was formerly known as ''Varia'', but this name is
preoccupied
The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently.
* In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linn ...
by a
genus of moth.
Species
The following species are classified within the genus ''Variichthys'':Variichthys jamoerensis
The Yamur Lake grunter or Jamur Lake grunter (''Variichthys jamoerensis'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a grunter in the family Terapontidae. It is endemic to Lake Yamur (alternatively spelled Jamur) on West Papua in Indonesia
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'' (Mees, 1971) (Jamur Lake grunter)
* ''Variichthys lacustris
The lake grunter (''Variichthys lacustris'') is a species of freshwater ray-finned fish, a grunter in the family Terapontidae. It is found in southern New Guinea and in northern Queensland
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'' (Mees & Kailola, 1977) (Lake grunter)
References
Terapontidae
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