Ammotretis

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Ammotretis
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Elongate Flounder (A. elongatus)
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Rhombosoleinae
Genus: Ammotretis
Günther, 1862
Type species
Ammotretis rostratus
Günther 1862

Ammotretis is a genus of righteye flounders native to the coastal waters off southern Australia.

Species

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

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References

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