Variichthys

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Variichthys
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Variichthys
Allen, 1993
Type species
Therapon jamoerensis
Mees 1971[1]
Species

see text

Synonyms

Varia Allen, 1991

Variichthys is a genus of freshwater fishes in the family Terapontidae from New Guinea and northern Australia. It was formerly known as Varia, but this name is preoccupied by a genus of moth.[1][2]

Species[edit]

The following species are classified within the genus Variichthys:[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Variichthys". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
  2. ^ Gerald R. Allen (1993). "Variichthys a replacement name for the Tetrapontid genus Varia and first record of V. lacustris from Australia". Records of the Western Australian Museum. 16 (3): 459–460.
  3. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2019). Variichthys Species of 'Variichthys' in FishBase. December 2019 version.