Hypoclinemus
Hypoclinemus mentalis is a species of freshwater American sole native to the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo river basins in tropical South America. This species grows to a length of 21 cm (8.3 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Achiridae |
| Genus: | Hypoclinemus Chabanaud, 1928 |
| Species: | H. mentalis |
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| Hypoclinemus mentalis (Günther, 1862) | |
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). "Hypoclinemus mentalis" in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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