Biology:Lophonectes

From HandWiki
Revision as of 21:17, 7 August 2021 by imported>Steve Marsio (linkage)
(diff) ← Older revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)
Short description: Genus of fishes

Lophonectes
Lophonectes gallus (Crested flounder).gif
Crested Flounder (L. gallus)
Lophonectes mongonuiensis.jpg
L. mongonuiensis
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Lophonectes
Günther, 1880
Type species
Lophonectes gallus
Günther,1880
Synonyms
  • Lophorhombus Macleay, 1882

Lophonectes is a genus of small lefteye flounders found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean off Australia and New Zealand.

Species

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

  • Lophonectes gallus Günther, 1880 (Crested flounder)
  • Lophonectes mongonuiensis (Regan, 1914)

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q289653 entry