Parateleopus

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]

Parateleopus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Ateleopodiformes
Family:	Ateleopodidae H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Genus:	Parateleopus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Type species
Parateleopus microstomus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912
Species
Parateleopus microstomus H. M. Smith & Radcliffe, 1912 Parateleopus indicus Alcock, 1891

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 around 500 meters.^[2]

Parateleopus indicus

Parateleopus indicus was originally described as Ateleopus indicus by Alfred William Alcock in 1891, in the Andaman Sea. It was redescriped as a part of the Parateleopus genus in 2017.^[3]

References

1. "Parateleopus indicus, Smallmouth jellynose". www.fishbase.se. Retrieved 2024-06-22.
2. 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. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
3. 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". Zootaxa. 5092 (2): 176–190. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.5092.2.2. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 35391213.