Microstomus | |
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Lemon sole Microstomus kitt | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
Genus: | Microstomus Gottsche, 1835 |
Type species | |
Microstomus latidens Gottsche, 1835
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Microstomus is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific and Northeast Atlantic oceans.
The word Microstomus is derived from the Greek μικρὸς (mikros), meaning "small", and στόμα (stoma), meaning "mouth".
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]