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Pseudorhombus

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Pseudorhombus is a genus of large-tooth flounders. With the exception of P. binii found off Peru, species in this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific. The largest species reaches in length.

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GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumChordata
  3. ClassTeleostei
  4. OrderPleuronectiformes
  5. FamilyParalichthyidae
Habitatmarine, brackish

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
500
With media
4
Family
Paralichthyidae
Collections
UWFC, USNM, LSUMZ, NMV, CAS
Recorded in
Philippines, Myanmar, South Africa, Tonga, Taiwan, Australia, Eritrea, Papua New Guinea

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Paralichthyidae
Image
Pseudorhombus spinosus.jpg
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Commons category
Pseudorhombus
taxon name
Pseudorhombus
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genus
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Category:Pseudorhombus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Pseudorhombus is a genus of large-tooth flounders. With the exception of P. binii found off Peru, species in this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific. The largest species reaches in length.

==Species== There are currently 24 recognized species in this genus: Pseudorhombus annulatus Norman, 1927 (Ringed flounder) Pseudorhombus argus M. C. W. Weber, 1913 (Peacock flounder) Pseudorhombus arsius (F. Hamilton, 1822) (Largetooth flounder) Pseudorhombus binii Tortonese, 1955 Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Cinnamon flounder) Pseudorhombus ctenosquamis (Ōshima, 1927) Pseudorhombus diplospilus Norman, 1926 (Four twin-spot flounder) Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus Regan, 1905 (Ocellated flounder) Pseudorhombus elevatus J. D. Ogilby, 1912 (Deep flounder) Pseudorhombus javanicus (Bleeker, 1853) (Javan flounder) Pseudorhombus jenynsii (Bleeker, 1855) (Small-toothed flounder) Pseudorhombus levisquamis (Ōshima, 1927) Pseudorhombus malayanus Bleeker, 1865 (Malayan flounder) Pseudorhombus megalops Fowler, 1934 Pseudorhombus micrognathus Norman, 1927 Pseudorhombus natalensis Gilchrist, 1904 (Natal flounder) Pseudorhombus neglectus Bleeker, 1865 Pseudorhombus oculocirris Amaoka, 1969 Pseudorhombus oligodon (Bleeker, 1854) (Roughscale flounder) Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus Günther, 1862 (Fivespot flounder) Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929 (Five-eyed flounder) Pseudorhombus spinosus McCulloch, 1914 (Spiny flounder) Pseudorhombus tenuirastrum (Waite, 1899) Pseudorhombus triocellatus (Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801) (Three spotted flounder)

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