Parateleopus

Parateleopus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ateleopodiformes
Family:	Ateleopodidae H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Genus:	Parateleopus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Type species
Parateleopus microstomus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Species
Parateleopus microstomus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 Parateleopus indicus Alcock, 1891

Parateleopus is a genus of jellynose fish in the family Ateleopodidae. There are two recognized species: ^[1]

• Parateleopus microstomus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
• Parateleopus indicus Alcock, 1891 (Smallmouth jellynose) ^[1]

Species

Parateleopus microstomus

Parateleopus microstomus was first described in 1912, by Hugh McCormick Smith and Lewis Radcliffe. The species was described based on one specimen, the holotype, caught in the Philippines at 503 metres (1,650 ft). ^{[2] [3]}

Parateleopus indicus

Parateleopus indicus was originally described as Ateleopus indicus by Alfred William Alcock in 1891, in the Andaman Sea. It was redescribed as a part of the Parateleopus genus in 2017. ^[4]

References

1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Parateleopus indicus". FishBase . June 2024 version.
2. Radcliffe, L. (27 September 1912). "Descriptions of a new family, two new genera, and twenty-nine new species of anacanthine fishes from the Philippine Islands and contiguous waters". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 43: 140. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.43-1924.105 . Retrieved 22 November 2023.
3. Roa-Varón, A.; Iwamoto, T. (2019). "Parateleopus microstomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2019: e.T123320960A123321015. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T123320960A123321015.en . Retrieved 18 May 2025.
4. Kaga, Tatsuya; Iwamoto, Tomio; Mishra, Subhrendu Sekhar (2022-01-19). "Redescription of Ateleopus indicus Alcock 1891, (Teleostei: Ateleopodiformes: Ateleopodidae), and its reassignment to the genus Parateleopus". Zootaxa. 5092 (2): 176–190. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5092.2.2. ISSN   1175-5334. PMID   35391213.