Ammotretis

Ammotretis is a genus of righteye flounders native to the coastal waters off southern Australia.

Ammotretis
Elongate Flounder (A. elongatus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Rhombosoleinae
Genus: Ammotretis
Günther, 1862
Type species
Ammotretis rostratus
Günther 1862

Species

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

  • Ammotretis brevipinnis Norman, 1926 (Shortfin flounder)
  • Ammotretis elongatus McCulloch, 1914 (Elongate flounder)
  • Ammotretis lituratus (J. Richardson, 1844) (Tudor's flounder)
  • Ammotretis macrolepis McCulloch, 1914
  • Ammotretis rostratus Günther, 1862 (Longsnout flounder)

References

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


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