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Leptachirus

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Leptachirus
Scientific classification Edit this 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

Leptachirus is a genus of small soles native to brackish and fresh water in New Guinea and northern Australia.[1]

Species

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There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Leptachirus". FishBase. December 2012 version.