Atheresthes

Atheresthes is a genus of righteye flounders native to the north Pacific Ocean where both species are important commercially.

Atheresthes
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Genus: Atheresthes
Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Type species
Platysomatichthys stomias type_species_authority = Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Atheresthes evermanni Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Kamchatka flounder)
  • Atheresthes stomias (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) (Arrowtooth flounder)

References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Atheresthes in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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