Heteromycteris is a genus of small soles found in both salt and brackish water. Most are native to the northwest Pacific, but H. hartzfeldii and H. oculus are from the Indo-Pacific, and H. capensis is from southern Africa.
| Heteromycteris | |
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| Heteromycteris japonicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Soleidae |
| Genus: | Heteromycteris Kaup, 1858 |
| Type species | |
| Heteromycteris capensis Kaup, 1858
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Species edit
There are currently six recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Heteromycteris capensis Kaup, 1858 (Cape sole)
- Heteromycteris hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1853) (Hook-nosed sole)
- Heteromycteris japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Bamboo sole)
- Heteromycteris matsubarai Ochiai, 1963
- Heteromycteris oculus (Alcock, 1889) (Eyed sole)
- Heteromycteris proboscideus (Chabanaud, 1925) (True sole)
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Heteromycteris in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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