Paralonchurus
| Paralonchurus | |
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| Paralonchurus petersii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Acanthuriformes |
| Family: | Sciaenidae |
| Genus: | Paralonchurus Boucourt, 1869 |
| Type species | |
| Paralonchurus petersii Bocourt, 1869[1]
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Paralonchurus is a genus of marine ray-finned fishes belonging to the family Sciaenidae, the drums and croakers. These fishes are found in the eastern Pacific Ocean with one species in the western Atlantic Ocean.
Species
Paralonchurus has the following vaid species classified within it:[2]
- Paralonchurus brasiliensis (Steindachner, 1875) (Banded croaker)
- Paralonchurus dumerilii (Bocourt, 1869) (Suco croaker)
- Paralonchurus goodei Gilbert, 1898 (Goode croaker)
- Paralonchurus peruanus (Steindachner, 1875) (Peruvian banded croaker)
- Paralonchurus petersii Bocourt, 1869 (Peters' banded croaker)
- Paralonchurus rathbuni (Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (Bearded banded croaker)
References
- ^ a b Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Sciaenidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). Species of Paralonchurus in FishBase. February 2023 version.