| Tephrinectes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | Tephrinectes Günther, 1862 |
| Species: | T. sinensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Tephrinectes sinensis (Lacépède, 1802)
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| Synonyms | |
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Paralichthys sinensis (Lacépède, 1802) | |
Tephrinectes sinensis, the Chinese brill, is a species of flatfish in the large-tooth flounder family, Paralichthyidae. It is the only member of its genus Tephrinectes. Like the rest of the large-tooth flounders, it has both eyes on the left side of its head.
It is a demersal fish that lives in sub-tropical waters. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, from Taiwan to the coast of mainland China. It has been used in Chinese medicine and in making Shacha sauce.
- ^ Amaoka, K.; Matsuura, K.; Munroe, T.A.; Carpenter, K.E. (2021). "Tephrinectes sinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T166885A1147263. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-1.RLTS.T166885A1147263.en. Retrieved 21 October 2024.