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Pardachirus marmoratus (Lacepède, 1802) 
AphiaID: 219829

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order) > Soleidae (Family) > Pardachirus (Genus)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank Species
Parent Pardachirus Günther, 1862
Synonymised
taxa		  Achirus marmoratus Lacepède, 1802
 Paradachirus marmoratus (Lacepède, 1802) (misspelling)
 Solea marmoratus (Lacepède, 1802) (misspelling)
Sources  basis of record: Anon. (1996). FishBase 96 [CD-ROM]. ICLARM: Los Baños, Philippines. 1 cd-rom pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]

additional source: FishBase, version december 2007, available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]

additional source: FishBase, version may 2009 [details]

additional source: FishBase, version october 2012 [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English finless sole  [details]
English moses sole  [details]
Environment marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Distribution East Africa [details]
Eritrea [details]
Kenya [details]
Madagascar [details]
Mauritius [details]
Mozambique [details]
Red Sea [details]
Seychelles [details]
Somalia [details]
South Africa (country) [details]
Tanzania [details]
Links To Barcode of Life (4 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (24 publications)
To Encyclopedia of Life
To FishBase
To GenBank (3 nucleotides; 10 proteins)
To ITIS
Note  Description: Occurs in shallow coastal waters. Feeds mainly on bottom living invertebrates. Marketed fresh. Produces a toxic substance that may prove valuable as a shark repellent (Ref. 4537). [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:219829
Taxonomic
Edit history		 
Date   action   by
1997-02-24 18:26:33Z  created  Vanden Berghe, Edward
1998-06-12 08:24:17Z  changed  Fondo, Esther
2008-01-15 17:27:08Z  changed  Bailly, Nicolas
  
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  Citation: Bailly, N. (2013). Pardachirus marmoratus (Lacepède, 1802). In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=219829 on 2013-05-22
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