Pararius Whitley, 1940
publication ID |
https://doi.org/ 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad078 |
publication LSID |
lsid:zoobank.org:pub:5D6C7EBF-E568-4100-9364-2DD357003878 |
DOI |
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11282738 |
persistent identifier |
https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03F32B77-FFC9-FF8F-0C7A-FE5CFBBE48C4 |
treatment provided by |
Plazi |
scientific name |
Pararius Whitley, 1940 |
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BI 1, ML 75
( Figs 1–3 View Figure 1 View Figure 2 View Figure 3 , 38G View Figure 38 and 51 View Figure 51 )
Type species: Arius proximus Ogilby, 1898 .
Diagnosis
Lateral horn of lateral ethmoid variable in length and laterally oriented (12, 1> 0); posterior cranial fontanel absent (26, 1> 0); epiphyseal bar indistinct (28, 0> 1); temporal fossa very reduced (39, 1> 0); accessory tooth plates small, oval to rounded (60, 0> 1); lateral margins of orbitosphenoid progressively diverging anteriorly (63, 0> 1); lateral and mesial portions of premaxilla of different sizes (121, 0> 1).
Included species
Pararius mastersi Ogilby, 1898
Pararius proximus Ogilby, 1898 .
Habitat and distribution: Brackish and marine waters, southern New Guinea and northern Australia ( Fig. 38 View Figure 38 ).
Remarks
The recognition of a close relationship between Pararius proximus and Pararius mastersi is a new result not found in previous studies ( Kailola 2004, Marceniuk and Menezes 2007, Betancur-R. 2009, Marceniuk et al. 2012).
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Phylum |
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ParvPhylum |
Osteichthyes |
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SubFamily |
Ariinae |
Tribe |
Ariini |
SubTribe |
Doiichthyina |