Ammotretis
Ammotretis | |
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Elongate Flounder (A. elongatus) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Rhombosoleinae |
Genus: | Ammotretis Günther, 1862 |
Type species | |
Ammotretis rostratus Günther 1862
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Ammotretis is a genus of righteye flounders native to the coastal waters off southern Australia.
Species[]
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Norman, 1926 (Shortfin flounder)
- McCulloch, 1914 (Elongate flounder)
- (J. Richardson, 1844) (Tudor's flounder)
- McCulloch, 1914
- Günther, 1862 (Longsnout flounder)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ammotretis in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Categories:
- Pleuronectidae
- Taxa named by Albert Günther
- Marine fish genera
- Pleuronectiformes stubs