Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Pleuronectiformes
Subordo: Pleuronectoidei
Familia: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Microstomus
Species: M. achne - M. kitt - M. microcephalus - M. pacificus
Name
Microstomus Gottsche, 1835
Microstomus is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific and Northeast Atlantic oceans.
Etymology
The word Microstomus is derived from the Greek μικρὸς (mikros), meaning "small", and στόμα (stoma), meaning "mouth".
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
Microstomus achne (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904) (Slime flounder)
Microstomus bathybius (Gilbert, 1890) (Deep-sea sole)
Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792) (Lemon sole)
Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879) (Pacific Dover sole)
Microstomus shuntovi Borets, 1983
References
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2024). Species of Microstomus in FishBase. March 2024 version.
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