''Pardachirus'' 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
soles mainly native to coastal water in the
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
. A single species, ''P. poropterus'' is restricted to
estuaries
An estuary is a partially enclosed coastal body of brackish water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. Estuaries form a transition zone between river environments and maritime environm ...
and lower sections of freshwater streams. At least some species in the genus are toxic.
[Randall, J. E. (2007). ''Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands.'' ]
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)
References
Soleidae
Ray-finned fish genera
Taxa named by Albert Günther
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