Small-mouth righteye flounder | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Genus: | Nematops |
Species: | N. microstoma
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Binomial name | |
Nematops microstoma Günther, 1880
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The two locations at which the small-mouth righteye flounder has been found - the Admiralty Islands and the Gilbert Islands |
The small-mouth righteye flounder (Nematops microstoma) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on saltwater bottoms from depths of 304 metres (997 ft). Its natural habitat is the tropical waters of the southwest Pacific. It can grow up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length.[1]