Ammotretis

Ammotretis
Elongate Flounder (A. elongatus)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Rhombosoleinae
Genus:
Günther, 1862
Type species
Ammotretis rostratus
Günther 1862

Ammotretis is a genus of righteye flounders native to the coastal waters off southern Australia.

Species

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

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Ammotretis". FishBase. October 2012 version.


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