Glyptocephalus
Glyptocephalus is a genus of righteye flounders found in the North Atlantic and North Pacific Oceans
Glyptocephalus | |
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Glyptocephalus cynoglossus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
Genus: | Glyptocephalus Gottsche, 1835 |
Type species | |
Pleuronectes saxicola Faber, 1828 |
Etymology
The word Glytocephalus is derived from the Greek γλύφειν (glyphein), meaning "to carve", and κεφαλή (kephalē), meaning "head".
Species
There are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Glyptocephalus cynoglossus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Witch flounder)
- Glyptocephalus stelleri (P. J. Schmidt, 1904) (Blackfin flounder)
- Glyptocephalus zachirus Lockington, 1879 (Rex sole)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Glyptocephalus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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