- Chinese brill
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Chinese brill Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Pleuronectiformes Family: Paralichthyidae Genus: Tephrinectes Species: T. sinensis Binomial name Tephrinectes sinensis
(Lacépède, 1802)Synonyms Paralichthys sinensis (Lacépède, 1802) Pleuronectes sinensis (Lacépède, 1802)
The Chinese brill, Tephrinectes sinensis, 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.
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.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2009). "Tephrinectes sinensis" in FishBase. September 2009 version.
Categories:- Fish of the Pacific Ocean
- Paralichthyidae
- Monotypic fish genera
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