Paristiopterus

Genus of fishes

Paristiopterus
Paristiopterus labiosus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Pentacerotidae
Subfamily: Histiopterinae
Genus: Paristiopterus
Bleeker, 1876
Type species
Richardsonia insignis
Castelnau, 1872
Synonyms
  • Glauertichthys Whitley, 1945
  • Macullochia Waite, 1910
  • Richardsonia Castelnau, 1872 (pre-occupied)

Paristiopterus is a genus of armorheads native to the coasts of Australia and New Zealand,[1] along with these recognized species:[1]

  • Paristiopterus gallipavo Whitley, 1944 (yellow-spotted boarfish)
  • Paristiopterus labiosus (Günther, 1872) (giant boarfish)

References

  1. ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Paristiopterus". FishBase. February 2014 version.
Taxon identifiers
Paristiopterus


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