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Heteromycteris

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Soleidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Flatfish

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Similar
  
Flatfish, Aseraggodes, Achiroides, Zebrias, Aesopia cornuta

Heteromycteris is a genus of small soles found in salt and brackish water. Most are native to the northwest Pacific, but H. hartzfeldii and H. oculus are from the Indo-Pacific, and H. capensis is from southern Africa.

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:

  • Heteromycteris capensis Kaup, 1858 (Cape sole)
  • Heteromycteris hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1853) (Hook-nosed sole)
  • Heteromycteris japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Bamboo sole)
  • Heteromycteris matsubarai Ochiai, 1963
  • Heteromycteris oculus (Alcock, 1889) (Eyed sole)
  • Heteromycteris proboscideus (Chabanaud, 1925) (True sole)
  • References

    Heteromycteris Wikipedia