Lophonectes

Lophonectes
Crested Flounder (L. gallus)
L. mongonuiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Actinopterygii
Order:Pleuronectiformes
Family:Bothidae
Genus:Lophonectes
Günther, 1880
Type species
Lophonectes gallus
Günther,1880
Synonyms

Lophonectes is a genus of small lefteye flounders found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean off Australia and New Zealand.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Lophonectes in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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