Heteromycteris
Sign in to saveHeteromycteris 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.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPleuronectiformes
- FamilySoleidae
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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.
==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus: Heteromycteris capensis Kaup, 1858 (Cape sole) Heteromycteris hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1853) (Hook-nosed sole) Heteromycteris japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Bamboo sole) Heteromycteris matsubarai Ochiai, 1963 Heteromycteris oculus (Alcock, 1889) (Eyed sole) Heteromycteris proboscideus (Chabanaud, 1925) (True sole)