Biology:Pseudorhombus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Pseudorhombus
Pseudorhombus arsius Suzini 91.jpg
Pseudorhombus arsius
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Pseudorhombus
Bleeker, 1862
Type species
Rhombus polyspilos
Bleeker 1853
Synonyms
  • Istiorhombus Whitley, 1931
  • Neorhombus Castelnau, 1875
  • Rhombiscus Jordan & Snyder, 1900
  • Opinirhombus Ōshima, 1927
  • Teratorhombus Macleay, 1881

Pseudorhombus is a genus of large-tooth flounders. With the exception of P. binii found off Peru, species in this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific. The largest species reaches 40 cm (16 in) in length.[1]

Species

There are currently 24 recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Pseudorhombus annulatus Norman, 1927 (Ringed flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus argus M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Peacock flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus arsius (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Largetooth flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus binii Tortonese, 1955
  • Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Cinnamon flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus ctenosquamis (Ōshima, 1927)
  • Pseudorhombus diplospilus Norman, 1926 (Four twin-spot flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus Regan, 1905 (Ocellated flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus elevatus J. D. Ogilby, 1912 (Deep flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus javanicus (Bleeker, 1853) (Javan flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus jenynsii (Bleeker, 1855) (Small-toothed flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus levisquamis (Ōshima, 1927)
  • Pseudorhombus malayanus Bleeker, 1865 (Malayan flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus megalops Fowler, 1934
  • Pseudorhombus micrognathus Norman, 1927
  • Pseudorhombus natalensis Gilchrist, 1904 (Natal flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus neglectus Bleeker, 1865
  • Pseudorhombus oculocirris Amaoka, 1969
  • Pseudorhombus oligodon (Bleeker, 1854) (Roughscale flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus Günther, 1862 (Fivespot flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929 (Five-eyed flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus spinosus McCulloch, 1914 (Spiny flounder)
  • Pseudorhombus tenuirastrum (Waite, 1899)
  • Pseudorhombus triocellatus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Three spotted flounder)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2014). Species of Pseudorhombus in FishBase. May 2014 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q3095957 entry