Samariscus

Samariscus
Coralline-red Flounder (S. corallinus)
Long-finned Flounder (S. longimanus)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Samaridae
Genus: Samariscus
C. H. Gilbert, 1905
Type species
Samariscus corallinus
C. H. Gilbert, 1905

Samariscus is a genus of crested flounders native to the Indo-Pacific.

Species

There are currently 20 recognized species in this genus:[1][2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2013). Species of Samariscus in FishBase. December 2013 version.
  2. 1 2 Diaz de Astarloa, J.M., Causse, R. & Pruvost, P. (2013): New dextral flounder Samariscus hexaradiatus sp. nov. (Samaridae, Pleuronectiformes) from the Solomon Islands, South-West Pacific Ocean. Cybium, Revue Internationale d’Ichtyologie, 37 (4) [2013]: 241-246.
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