Variichthys
Sign in to saveVariichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned 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.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyTerapontidae
Habitatfreshwater
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Variichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned 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.
==Species== The following species are classified within the genus Variichthys: Variichthys jamoerensis (Mees, 1971) (Jamur Lake grunter) Variichthys lacustris (Mees & Kailola, 1977) (Lake grunter)
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