Lepidopsetta
Appearance
Lepidopsetta | |
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Lepidopsetta bilineata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
Genus: | Lepidopsetta T. N. Gill, 1862 |
Type species | |
Platichthys umbrosus Girard, 1856
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Lepidopsetta is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres, 1855) (Rock sole)
- Lepidopsetta mochigarei Snyder, 1911 (Dusky sole)
- Lepidopsetta polyxystra J. W. Orr & Matarese, 2000 (Northern rock sole)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Lepidopsetta". FishBase. October 2012 version.