Heteromycteris

Heteromycteris
Heteromycteris japonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Heteromycteris
Kaup, 1858

Heteromycteris is a genus of small soles found in 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]

References

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