Variichthys

Variichthys
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Terapontidae
Genus: Variichthys
Allen, 1993
Species

V. jamoerensis
V. lacustris

Synonyms

Varia Allen, 1991

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

References

  1. Variichthys at Catalog of Fishes, California Academy of Sciences.


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