Microstomus
Microstomus is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific and Northeast Atlantic oceans.
| Microstomus | |
|---|---|
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| Lemon sole Microstomus kitt | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Microstomus Gottsche, 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Microstomus latidens Gottsche, 1835 | |
Etymology
The word Microstomus is derived from the Greek μικρὸς (mikros), meaning "small", and στόμα (stoma), meaning "mouth".
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Microstomus achne (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904) (Slime flounder)
- Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792) (Lemon sole)
- Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879) (Dover sole)
- Microstomus shuntovi Borets, 1983
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Microstomus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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