Samaris

Samaris is a genus of crested flounders native to the Indo-Pacific.

Samaris
Samaris cristatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Samaridae
Genus: Samaris
Gray, 1831
Type species
Samaris cristatus
Gray, 1831

Species

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

  • Samaris chesterfieldensis Mihara & Amaoka, 2004
  • Samaris costae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1989
  • Samaris cristatus J. E. Gray, 1831 (Cockatoo righteye flounder)
  • Samaris macrolepis Norman, 1927 (Large-scale crested righteye flounder)
  • Samaris spinea Mihara & Amaoka, 2004

References

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


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.