Etropus is a genus of large-tooth flounders native to the coastal waters of the Americas.
| Etropus | |
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| Etropus crossotus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | Etropus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 |
| Type species | |
| Etropus crossotus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
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Species edit
There are currently nine recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Etropus ciadi van der Heiden & Plascencia González, 2005
- Etropus crossotus D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882 (Fringed flounder)
- Etropus cyclosquamus Leslie & D. J. Stewart, 1986 (Shelf flounder)
- Etropus delsmani Chabanaud, 1940
- Etropus delsmani delsmani Chabanaud, 1940
- Etropus delsmani pacificus J. G. Nielsen, 1963 (Delsman's flounder)
- Etropus ectenes D. S. Jordan, 1889 (Sole flounder)
- Etropus longimanus Norman, 1933
- Etropus microstomus (T. N. Gill, 1864) (Smallmouth flounder)
- Etropus peruvianus Hildebrand, 1946 (Peruvian flounder)
- Etropus rimosus Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885 (Gray flounder)
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Etropus in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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