Biology:Xystreurys

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Xystreurys
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Xystreurys
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880
Type species
Xystreurys liolepis
Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Synonyms

Verecundum Jordan, 1891

Xystreurys is a genus of large-tooth flounders with one species, X. liolepis, found along the Pacific coast of North America from Monterey Bay, California to the Gulf of California and the other, X. rasile, found along the Atlantic coast of South America from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the southern tip of Argentina .

Species

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

  • Xystreurys liolepis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Fantail flounder)
  • Xystreurys rasile (D. S. Jordan, 1891)

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q724297 entry