Biology:Parateleopus
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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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). "Parateleopus indicus" in FishBase. June 2024 version.
- ↑ 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. https://biostor.org/reference/14201. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
- ↑ Roa-Varón, A.; Iwamoto, T. (2019). "Parateleopus microstomus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T123320960A123321015.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/123320960/123321015. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ 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" (in en). Zootaxa 5092 (2): 176–190. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5092.2.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 35391213. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.5092.2.2.
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