Lophonectes
| Lophonectes | |
|---|---|
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| Crested Flounder (L. gallus) | |
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| L. mongonuiensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Bothidae |
| Genus: | Lophonectes Günther, 1880 |
Lophonectes is a genus of small lefteye flounders found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean off Australia and New Zealand.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Lophonectes gallus Günther, 1880 (Crested flounder)
- Lophonectes mongonuiensis (Regan, 1914)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Lophonectes in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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