Ammotretis
Ammotretis is a genus of righteye flounders native to the coastal waters off southern Australia.
| Ammotretis | |
|---|---|
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| Elongate Flounder (A. elongatus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Rhombosoleinae |
| Genus: | Ammotretis Günther, 1862 |
| Type species | |
| Ammotretis rostratus Günther 1862 | |
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Ammotretis brevipinnis Norman, 1926 (Shortfin flounder)
- Ammotretis elongatus McCulloch, 1914 (Elongate flounder)
- Ammotretis lituratus (J. Richardson, 1844) (Tudor's flounder)
- Ammotretis macrolepis McCulloch, 1914
- Ammotretis rostratus Günther, 1862 (Longsnout flounder)
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References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ammotretis in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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