Heteromycteris
Heteromycteris | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Soleidae |
Genus: | Heteromycteris Kaup, 1858 |
Type species | |
Heteromycteris capensis Kaup, 1858
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Synonyms | |
Heteromycteris is a genus of small soles found in both salt and brackish water. Most are native to the northwest Pacific, but H. hartzfeldii and H. oculus are from the Indo-Pacific, and H. capensis is from southern Africa.
Species[]
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Kaup, 1858 (Cape sole)
- (Bleeker, 1853) (Hook-nosed sole)
- (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Bamboo sole)
- , 1963
- (Alcock, 1889) (Eyed sole)
- (Chabanaud, 1925) (True sole)
References[]
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Heteromycteris in FishBase. December 2012 version.
Categories:
- Soleidae
- Marine fish genera
- Taxa named by Johann Jakob Kaup
- Pleuronectiformes stubs