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: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Syacium
Species: S. guineensis – S. gunteri – S. latifrons – S. longidorsale – S. maculiferum – S. micrurum – S. ovale – S. papillosum – †S. predorsalis
Name
Syacium Ranzani, 1842
Gender: neuter
Type species: Syacium micrurum Ranzani, 1842
Synonyms
Aramaca (subgenus of Citharichthys) Jordan & Goss in Jordan, 1885
Hemirhombus Bleeker, 1862
References
Ranzani, C., 1842: De novis speciebus piscium. Dissertatio Secunda. Novi Commentarii Academiae Scientiarum Instituti Bononiensis 5: 3-21, Pls. 1-7. Reference page.
Links
Syacium in the World Register of Marine Species
Syacium papillosum
Syacium is a genus of large-tooth flounders found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. With the exception of S. guineensis from the Atlantic coast of Africa, all species are from the Americas. The largest species in the genus reaches 40 cm (16 in) in length.[1]
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]
Syacium guineensis (Bleeker, 1862) (Papillose flounder)
Syacium gunteri Ginsburg, 1933 (Shoal flounder)
Syacium latifrons (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Beach flounder)
Syacium longidorsale Murakami & Amaoka, 1992 (Longfin flounder)
Syacium maculiferum (Garman, 1899) (Clearspot flounder)
Syacium micrurum Ranzani, 1842 (Channel flounder)
Syacium ovale (Günther, 1864) (Oval flounder)
Syacium papillosum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Dusky flounder)
References
Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Syacium". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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