Pardachirus Explained

Pardachirus is a genus of soles mainly native to coastal water in the Indo-Pacific. A single species, P. poropterus is restricted to estuaries and lower sections of freshwater streams. At least some species in the genus are toxic.^[1]

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

• Pardachirus balius J. E. Randall & Mee, 1994 (Piebald sole)
• Pardachirus hedleyi J. D. Ogilby, 1916 (Southern peacock sole)
• Pardachirus marmoratus (Lacépède, 1802) (Finless sole)
• Pardachirus morrowi (Chabanaud, 1954) (Persian carpet sole)
• Pardachirus pavoninus (Lacépède, 1802) (Peacock sole)
• Pardachirus poropterus (Bleeker, 1851) (Estuary sole)

Notes and References

1. Randall, J. E. (2007). Reef and Shore Fishes of the Hawaiian Islands.