Lophonectes
Lophonectes is a genus of small lefteye flounders found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean off Australia and New Zealand.
| Lophonectes | |
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| Crested Flounder (L. gallus) | |
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| L. mongonuiensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Bothidae |
| Genus: | Lophonectes Günther, 1880 |
| Type species | |
| Lophonectes gallus Günther,1880 | |
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Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Lophonectes in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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