Atheresthes is a genus of righteye flounders native to the north Pacific Ocean where both species are important commercially.
Atheresthes | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
Genus: | Atheresthes Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 |
Type species | |
Platysomatichthys stomias
type_species_authority = Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 |
Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Atheresthes evermanni Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Kamchatka flounder)
- Atheresthes stomias (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) (Arrowtooth flounder)
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Atheresthes in FishBase. October 2012 version.