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Genus of fishes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tephrinectes sinensis, the Chinese brill, is a species of flatfish in the large-tooth flounder family, Paralichthyidae. It is the only member of its genus Tephrinectes. Like the rest of the large-tooth flounders, it has both eyes on the left side of its head.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | Tephrinectes Günther, 1862 |
| Species: | T. sinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Tephrinectes sinensis (Lacépède, 1802) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paralichthys sinensis (Lacépède, 1802) | |
It is a demersal fish that lives in sub-tropical waters. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, from Taiwan to the coast of mainland China. It has been used in Chinese medicine and in making Shacha sauce.
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