Ammotretis
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Ammotretis is a genus
of fish in the Pleuronectidae
family.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fish in the Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectidae
Righteye flounders are a family, Pleuronectidae, of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left side, with both eyes on the right side. The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side.Their dorsal and anal fins are...
family.
Species
- Shortfin flounder, Ammotretis brevipinnis (Norman, 1926).
- Elongate flounder, Ammotretis elongatus (Yarrell, 1839).
- Tudor's flounder, Ammotretis lituratus (RichardsonJohn Richardson (naturalist)Sir John Richardson was a Scottish naval surgeon, naturalist and arctic explorer.Richardson was born at Dumfries. He studied medicine at Edinburgh University, and became a surgeon in the navy in 1807. He traveled with John Franklin in search of the Northwest Passage on the Coppermine Expedition of...
, 1844). - Ammotretis macrolepis (McCulloch, 1914).
- Longsnout flounder, Ammotretis rostratus (Günther, 1862).