Xystreurys is a genus of large-tooth flounders with one species, X. liolepis, found along the Pacific coast of North America from Monterey Bay, California to the Gulf of California and the other, X. rasile, found along the Atlantic coast of South America from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to the southern tip of Argentina.
| Xystreurys | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | Xystreurys D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 |
| Type species | |
| Xystreurys liolepis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
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| Synonyms | |
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Verecundum Jordan, 1891 | |
Species edit
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Xystreurys liolepis D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1880 (Fantail flounder)
- Xystreurys rasile (D. S. Jordan, 1891)
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Xystreurys in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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