Heteromycteris

Heteromycteris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Soleidae
Genus:	Heteromycteris; Kaup, 1858
Type species
	Heteromycteris capensis; Kaup, 1858
Synonyms
	Amate Jordan & Starks, 1906; Monodichthys Chabanaud, 1925;

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.

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[1] Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Heteromycteris in FishBase. December 2012 version.

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