Microstomus is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific and Northeast Atlantic oceans.
| Microstomus | |
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| Lemon sole Microstomus kitt | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Microstomus Gottsche, 1835 |
| Type species | |
| Microstomus latidens Gottsche, 1835
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Etymology edit
The word Microstomus is derived from the Greek μικρὸς (mikros), meaning "small", and στόμα (stoma), meaning "mouth".
Species edit
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Microstomus achne (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904) (Slime flounder)
- Microstomus bathybius (Gilbert, 1890) (Deep-sea sole)
- Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792) (Lemon sole)
- Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879) (Pacific Dover sole)
- Microstomus shuntovi Borets, 1983
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Microstomus in FishBase. March 2024 version.
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