The small-mouth righteye flounder (Nematops microstoma) is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on saltwater bottoms from depths of 304 metres (997 ft). Its natural habitat is the tropical waters of the southwest Pacific. It can grow up to 10 centimetres (3.9 in) in length.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Genus: | Nematops |
| Species: | N. microstoma
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| Nematops microstoma Günther, 1880
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| The two locations at which the small-mouth righteye flounder has been found - the Admiralty Islands and the Gilbert Islands | |
Range
editAs of 2011 the small-mouth righteye flounder has been discovered at only two locations, both in the southwest Pacific: the Admiralty Islands, where it was first described by Albert Günther in 1880, and the Gilbert Islands.[2]
Description
editThe large-scale right-eye flounder is, as its name suggests, a right-eyed flatfish. It has a slender body, 2.3 times long as it is wide, with a short pectoral fin.[1]
Diet
editThe diet of the large-scale right-eye flounder consists of small zoobenthos organisms.[1]
Nomenclature
editThe species name, microstoma, is derived from the Greek μικρὸς (mikros), meaning "small", and στόμα (stoma), meaning "mouth".
References
edit- ^ a b c Ed. Rainer Froese and Daniel Pauly (6 October 2010). "Nematops microstoma". Fishbase. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ Voronina, E. P.; Evseenko, S. A. (2008). "Second finding of Nematops microstoma Günther, 1880 (Pleuronectiformes, Poecilopsettidae) in the equatorial pacific". Journal of Ichthyology. 48 (4): 479–484. doi:10.1134/S0032945208070023. S2CID 801229.