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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Heteromycteris is a genus of small soles found in both salt and brackish water. Most are native to the northwest Pacific, but H. hartzfeldii and H. oculus are from the Indo-Pacific, and H. capensis is from southern Africa.
Heteromycteris | |
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Heteromycteris japonicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Soleidae |
Genus: | Heteromycteris Kaup, 1858 |
Type species | |
Heteromycteris capensis Kaup, 1858 | |
Synonyms | |
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
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