Biology:Atheresthes
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Short description: Genus of fishes
| Atheresthes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
Atheresthes is a genus of righteye flounders native to the north Pacific Ocean where both species are important commercially.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Atheresthes evermanni Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Kamchatka flounder)
- Atheresthes stomias (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) (Arrowtooth flounder)
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Atheresthes in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Wikidata ☰ Q4813554 entry
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