Biology:Tephrinectes

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Tephrinectes
File:Tephritis sinensis - 1798-1876 - Print - Iconographia Zoologica - Special Collections University of Amsterdam - UBA01 IZ14000211.tif
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Tephrinectes
Günther, 1862
Species:
T. sinensis
Binomial name
Tephrinectes sinensis
(Lacépède, 1802)
Synonyms

Paralichthys sinensis (Lacépède, 1802)
Pleuronectes sinensis Lacépède, 1802

Tephrinectes sinensis, the Chinese brill, is a species of flatfish in the large-tooth flounder family, Paralichthyidae. It is the only member of its genus Tephrinectes. Like the rest of the large-tooth flounders, it has both eyes on the left side of its head.

It is a demersal fish that lives in sub-tropical waters. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, from Taiwan to the coast of mainland China. It has been used in Chinese medicine and in making Shacha sauce.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2914272 entry