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Parapolynemus verekeri (Saville-Kent, 1889)

Dwarf paradise fish
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Papua New Guinea country information

Common names: Streamered tasselfish
Occurrence: native
Salinity: brackish
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from the Merauke River and the Gulf of Papua (Ref. 57343). Also Ref. 6192, 9685, 75154.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/pp.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://www.spc.org.nc/coastfish/Countries/PNG/png.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Motomura, H., 2004
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Barbure paradis nain, Barbudo paraíso enano, زعنفة رقيقة جنَّة قزم, ... more

Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

Teleostei (teleosts) > Carangaria/misc (Various families in series Carangaria) > Polynemidae (Threadfins)
Etymology: Parapolynemus: Greek, para = near + Greek, poly = a lot of + Greek, nema = filament (Ref. 45335).
  More on author: Saville-Kent.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Marine; freshwater; brackish; demersal.   Tropical; 7°S - 16°S, 128°E - 147°E (Ref. 57343)

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences |
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