Leptachirus
Appearance
Leptachirus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Soleidae |
Genus: | Leptachirus J. E. Randall, 2007 |
Type species | |
Leptachirus alleni Randall, 2007
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Leptachirus is a genus of small soles native to brackish and fresh water in New Guinea and northern Australia.[1]
Species
[edit]There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Leptachirus alleni J. E. Randall, 2007 (Allen's Sole)
- Leptachirus bensbach J. E. Randall, 2007 (Bensbach River Sole)
- Leptachirus darwinensis J. E. Randall, 2007 (Darwin Sole)
- Leptachirus kikori J. E. Randall, 2007 (Kikori River Sole)
- Leptachirus klunzingeri (M. C. W. Weber, 1907) (Tailed sole)
- Leptachirus lorentz J. E. Randall, 2007 (Lorentz River Sole)
- Leptachirus polylepis J. E. Randall, 2007 (Manyscale Sole)
- Leptachirus robertsi J. E. Randall, 2007 (Robert's Sole)
- Leptachirus triramus J. E. Randall, 2007 (Three-line Sole)
References
[edit]- ^ Randall, J.E. (2007). Leptachirus, a new soleid fish genus from New Guinea and northern Australia, with descriptions of eight new species. Records of the Western Australian Museum 24:81-108.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leptachirus". FishBase. December 2012 version.