Atheresthes

Atheresthes
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Atheresthinae
Genus: Atheresthes
Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
Type species
Platysomatichthys stomias
Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

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

Species

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

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Atheresthes". FishBase. October 2012 version.


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