Biology:Lepidopsetta

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Lepidopsetta
Rock sole tomelleri.JPG
Lepidopsetta bilineata
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Genus: Lepidopsetta
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Platichthys umbrosus
Girard, 1856

Lepidopsetta is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific Ocean.

Species

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

  • Lepidopsetta bilineata (Ayres, 1855) (Rock sole)
  • Lepidopsetta mochigarei Snyder, 1911 (Dusky sole)
  • Lepidopsetta polyxystra J. W. Orr & Matarese, 2000 (Northern rock sole)

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q3017363 entry