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Nematops

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Nematops
Nematops microstoma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Poecilopsettinae
Genus: Nematops
Günther, 1880
Type species
Nematops microstoma
Günther 1880

Nematops is a genus of righteye flounders native to the Indo-West Pacific. Due to their small size (up to 10 centimetres or 3.9 inches) and depth of habitation (up to 650 metres or 2,130 feet) few examples of this genus are caught, and as a result little is known of their morphology and distribution.[1]

Species

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

References

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  1. ^ Voronina, E.P.; Evseenko, S.A. (2008). "Second finding of Nematops microstoma Günther, 1880 (Pleuronectiformes, Poecilopsettidae) in the equatorial pacific". Journal of Ichthyology. 48 (4): 479–484. doi:10.1134/S0032945208070023. S2CID 801229.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Nematops". FishBase. October 2012 version.