Glyptocephalus

Glyptocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Glyptocephalus
Gottsche, 1835

Glyptocephalus is a genus of righteye flounders found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans

Etymology

The word Glytocephalus is derived from the Greek γλύφειν (glyphein), meaning "to carve", and κεφαλος (kephalos), meaning "head".

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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


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