Parapsettus panamensis

Parapsettus panamensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Ephippidae
Genus: Parapsettus
Steindachner, 1876
Species: P. panamensis
Binomial name
Parapsettus panamensis
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Psettus panamensis Steindachner, 1876

Parapsettus panamensis, the Panama spadefish, is a species of spadefish native to the Pacific coast of the Americas from the Gulf of California to Peru. This species grows to a length of 30 centimetres (12 in) TL though most do not exceed 20 centimetres (7.9 in) TL. This species is the only known member of its genus.[2]

References

  1. Smith-Vaniz, B, Robertson, R., Collette, B., Dominici-Arosemena, A., Molina, H., Salas, E. & Guzman-Mora, A.G. 2010. Parapsettus panamensis. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 July 2013.
  2. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Parapsettus panamensis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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