Biology:Etropus

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Etropus
FMIB 51525 Etrope Etropus crossotus.jpeg
Etropus crossotus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Etropus
D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882
Type species
Etropus crossotus
Jordan & Gilbert, 1882

Etropus is a genus of large-tooth flounders native to the coastal waters of the Americas.

Species

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

  • Etropus ciadi van der Heiden & Plascencia González, 2005
  • Etropus crossotus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Fringed flounder)
  • Etropus cyclosquamus Leslie & D. J. Stewart, 1986 (Shelf flounder)
  • Etropus delsmani Chabanaud, 1940
    • Etropus delsmani delsmani Chabanaud, 1940
    • Etropus delsmani pacificus J. G. Nielsen, 1963 (Delsman's flounder)
  • Etropus ectenes D. S. Jordan, 1889 (Sole flounder)
  • Etropus longimanus Norman, 1933
  • Etropus microstomus (T. N. Gill, 1864) (Smallmouth flounder)
  • Etropus peruvianus Hildebrand, 1946 (Peruvian flounder)
  • Etropus rimosus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885 (Gray flounder)

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q5404893 entry