Leptachirus Alleni
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''Leptachirus'' is a
genus Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of small soles native to
brackish Brackish water, sometimes termed brack water, is water occurring in a natural environment that has more salinity than freshwater, but not as much as seawater. It may result from mixing seawater (salt water) and fresh water together, as in estuari ...
and fresh water in
New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest island, with an area of . Located in Melanesia in the southwestern Pacific Ocean, the island is ...
and northern Australia.


Species

There are currently nine recognized species in this genus: * '' 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 ''Leptachirus'' is a genus of small soles native to brackish and fresh water in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu: ''Niu Gini''; , fossilized , also known as Papua or historically ) is the List of islands by area, world's second-largest ...
'' ( 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

Soleidae Freshwater fish genera Taxa named by John Ernest Randall {{Pleuronectiformes-stub