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Nematops

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Family
  
Pleuronectidae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Pleuronectiformes

Scientific name
  
Nematops

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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.

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus:

  • Nematops grandisquama M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929 (Large-scale righteye flounder)
  • Nematops macrochirus Norman, 1931 (Narrow-body righteye flounder)
  • Nematops microstoma Günther, 1880 (Small-mouth righteye flounder)
  • Nematops nanosquama Amaoka, Kawai & Séret, 2006

    • References

    Nematops Wikipedia
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