Biology:Asterorhombus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Asterorhombus
Asterorhombus intermedius (Intermediate flounder), Timor-Leste - 20061130.jpg
Intermediate Flounder (A. intermedius)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Asterorhombus
S. Tanaka (I), 1915
Type species
Asterorhombus stellifer
Tanaka 1915

Asterorhombus is a genus of lefteye flounders native to the Indo-Pacific. These small flatfishes only reach 20 cm (7.9 in) in length.[1]

Species

There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Asterorhombus cocosensis (Bleeker, 1855) (Cocos Island flounder)
  • Asterorhombus filifer Hensley & J. E. Randall, 2003
  • Asterorhombus intermedius (Bleeker, 1865) (Intermediate flounder)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Asterorhombus in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q249822 entry