Verasper
Appearance
Verasper | |
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Verasper variegatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Hippoglossinae |
Genus: | Verasper Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 |
Type species | |
Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
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Verasper is a genus of righteye flounders native to the north-western Pacific Ocean.
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 (Barfin flounder) | Sea of Okhotsk, Japan's northern Pacific coast, the Strait of Tartary and the Kuril Islands. | |
Verasper variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Spotted halibut) | north-western Pacific, from Japan to Korea and the East China Sea. |
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Verasper". FishBase. October 2012 version.
External links
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