| Samaris | |
|---|---|
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| Samaris cristatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Samaridae |
| Genus: | Samaris Gray, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Samaris cristatus Gray, 1831 | |
Samaris is a genus of crested flounders native to the Indo-Pacific.
There are currently five recognized species in this genus: [1]
Pleuronectidae, also known as righteye flounders, are a family of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides. The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side. A small number of species in Pleuronectidae can also have their eyes on the left side, notably the members of the genus Platichthys.
Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides. The family is also distinguished by the presence of spines on the snout and near the eyes.
Pleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders found in the northern oceans.
Rhombosolea is a genus of righteye flounders. The four species in this genus can be found in the waters around New Zealand and southern Australia.
Limanda is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northern Atlantic and Pacific oceans.
Liopsetta is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northern oceans.
Atheresthes is a genus of righteye flounders native to the north Pacific Ocean where both species are important commercially.
Verasper is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
Pseudopleuronectes is a genus of righteye flounders mostly native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean with one species found in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean.
Nematops is a genus of righteye flounders native to the Indo-West Pacific. Due to their small size and depth of habitation few examples of this genus are caught, and as a result little is known of their morphology and distribution.
Poecilopsetta is a genus of small righteye flounders mainly found in deep water in the Indo-Pacific. Two species, P. beanii and P. inermis, are from the West Atlantic.
Chascanopsetta is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae found in deeper parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans with a single species, C. lugubris also occurring in the Atlantic Ocean. It contains nine member species.
The scaldfishes comprise a genus, Arnoglossus, of lefteye flounders. They are found in the Pacific, Indian and Atlantic Oceans, including the Mediterranean and Black Sea. They are entirely absent from most of the Americas; the only exceptions are A. coeruleosticta and A. multirastris found off Chile. The genus include both species found in shallow and deeper water. The largest species reaches 28 cm (11 in).
Engyprosopon is a genus of small lefteye flounders. They are found in the Indo-Pacific, ranging from shallow coastal waters to depths in excess of 400 m (1,300 ft).
Parabothus is a genus of fish in the family Bothidae native to the Indian and Pacific Ocean.
Psettina is a genus of small lefteye flounders native to the Indo-Pacific.
Tosarhombus is a genus of small lefteye flounders native to the western Indian and western Pacific Oceans at depths of 124 to 500 m.
Plagiopsetta is a genus of crested flounders native to the western Pacific Ocean.
Samariscus is a genus of crested flounders native to the Indo-Pacific.
Samaris may refer to
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