Parapsettus panamensis

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]

Parapsettus panamensis
Scientific classification
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Parapsettus

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P. panamensis
Binomial name
Parapsettus panamensis
(Steindachner, 1876)
Synonyms
  • Psettus panamensis Steindachner, 1876

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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