Leptachirus

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

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KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassTeleostei
OrderPleuronectiformes
FamilySoleidae

Habitatbrackish, freshwater

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Specimen records: 32
Family: Soleidae
Collections: USNM, WAM, AM, MAGNT
Recorded in: Papua New Guinea, Australia, Indonesia

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Instance of: taxon
Parent taxon: Soleidae

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taxon name: Leptachirus
taxon rank: genus

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Leptachirus is a genus of small soles native to brackish and fresh water in New Guinea 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 (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)

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