Microstomus

Microstomus is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific and Northeast Atlantic oceans.

Microstomus
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]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Microstomus in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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