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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.

Species

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPleuronectiformes
  5. FamilySoleidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
30
With media
1
Family
Soleidae
Collections
ANSP, NHMUK, AM, WAM, FMNH, CSIRO
Recorded in
Indonesia, Australia, Philippines, Netherlands New Guinea

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Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Soleidae
Image
Pardachirus hedleyi.jpg
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Commons category
Pardachirus
taxon name
Pardachirus
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Pardachirus
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Encyclopedic overview

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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.

==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus: 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)

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