Ammotretis
| Ammotretis | |
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| Elongate Flounder (A. elongatus) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhombosoleinae |
| Genus: | Ammotretis Günther, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Ammotretis rostratus Günther 1862
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Ammotretis is a genus of righteye flounders native to the coastal waters off southern Australia.
Species
[edit]There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ammotretis brevipinnis Norman, 1926 (Shortfin flounder)
- Ammotretis elongatus McCulloch, 1914 (Elongate flounder)
- Ammotretis lituratus (J. Richardson, 1844) (Tudor's flounder)
- Ammotretis macrolepis McCulloch, 1914
- Ammotretis rostratus Günther, 1862 (Longsnout flounder)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ammotretis". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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