| Narrow-body righteye flounder | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Nematops |
| Species: | N. macrochirus
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| Binomial name | |
| Nematops macrochirus Norman, 1931
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The narrow-body righteye flounder (Nematops macrochirus) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on saltwater bottoms at depths of between 218 and 438 metres (715 and 1,437 ft). Its natural habitat is the waters of the Indo-West Pacific, from the Bali Strait to Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales in Australia. It can grow up to 15 centimetres (5.9 in) in length.[1]
- ^ Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly (6 October 2010). "Nematops macrochirus". Fishbase. Retrieved 2011-08-31.