Marleyella
Encyclopedia
Marleyella 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
- Comb flounderComb flounderThe comb flounder, Marleyella bicolorata, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on saltwater bottoms at depths of between...
, Marleyella bicolorata (Basilewsky, 1855). - Marleyella maldivensisMarleyella maldivensisMarleyella maldivensis is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on saltwater bottoms at depths of up to in the tropical waters around the Maldives in the western Indian Ocean. It can grow up to in length....
(Norman, 1939).