Heteromycteris

Heteromycteris
Heteromycteris japonicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Heteromycteris
Kaup, 1858
Type species
Heteromycteris capensis
Kaup, 1858
Synonyms

Heteromycteris is a genus of small soles found in both salt and brackish water. Most are native to the northwest Pacific, but H. hartzfeldii and H. oculus are from the Indo-Pacific, and H. capensis is from southern Africa.