Variichthys is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fishes in the family Terapontidae from New Guinea and northern Australia. It was formerly known as Varia, but this name is preoccupied by a genus of moth.

Species The following species are classified within the genus Variichthys:

Variichthys jamoerensis (Mees, 1971) (Jamur Lake grunter) Variichthys lacustris (Mees & Kailola, 1977) (Lake grunter)

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