Biology:Marleyella

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Marleyella
Marleyella maldivensis.jpg
Marleyella maldivensis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Poecilopsettinae
Genus: Marleyella
Fowler, 1925
Type species
Poecilopsetta bicolorata
von Bonde, 1922

Marleyella is a genus of righteye flounders native to the western Indian Ocean where found at depths ranging from the shallows to more than 400 m (1,300 ft).

Species

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

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q2678793 entry