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Paratherina

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Paratherina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Atheriniformes
Family: Melanotaeniidae
Subfamily: Telmatherininae
Genus: Paratherina
Kottelat (ex Aurich), 1990
Type species
Paratherina wolterecki
Aurich, 1935[1]

Paratherina is a genus of sailfin silversides in the family Melanotaeniidae which endemic to the Indonesian island of Sulawesi. There are four described species in this genus.

Species

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The currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

References

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  1. ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Paratherina". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paratherina". FishBase. June 2012 version.