Achiroides

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Achiroides
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Achiroides melanorhynchus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Achiroides
Bleeker, 1851
Type species
Plagusia melanorhynchus
Bleeker, 1851

Achiroides is a genus of small freshwater soles native to Southeast Asia.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus: [1]

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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Achiroides in FishBase . December 2012 version.