- Small-mouth righteye flounder
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Small-mouth righteye flounder Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Pleuronectiformes Family: Pleuronectidae Genus: Nematops Species: N. microstoma Binomial name Nematops microstoma
(Günther, 1880).
The two locations at which the small-mouth righteye flounder has been found - the Admiralty Islands and the Gilbert Islands The small-mouth righteye flounder, Nematops microstoma, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on saltwater bottoms from depths of 304 metres (997 ft). Its natural habitat is the tropical waters of the southwest Pacific. It can grow up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length.[1]
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Range
As of 2011 the small-mouth righteye flounder has been discovered at only two locations, both in the southwest Pacific: the Admiralty Islands, where it was first described by Albert Günther in 1880, and the Gilbert Islands.[2]
Description
The large-scale right-eye flounder is, as its name suggests, a right-eyed flatfish. It has a slender body, 2.3 times long as it is wide, with a short pectoral fin.[1]
Diet
The diet of the large-scale right-eye flounder consists of small zoobenthos organisms.[1]
Nomenclature
The species name, microstoma, is derived from the Greek μικρὸς (mikros), meaning "small", and στόμα (stoma), meaning "mouth".
References
- ^ a b c "Nematops microstoma". Fishbase. 6 October 2010. http://www.fishbase.gr/summary/speciessummary.php?id=15177. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ Voronina, E.P.; Evseenko, S.A. (2008). "Second finding of Nematops microstoma Günther, 1880 (Pleuronectiformes, Poecilopsettidae) in the equatorial pacific". Journal of Ichthyology 48 (4): 479–484. doi: 10.1134/S0032945208070023. http://www.springerlink.com/content/q4533203t62u0571/. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
Categories:- Pleuronectidae
- Fish of the Pacific Ocean
- Animals described in 1880
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