| Heteromycteris | |
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| Heteromycteris japonicus | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Chordata | 
| Class: | Actinopterygii | 
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes | 
| Family: | Soleidae | 
| Genus: | Heteromycteris Kaup, 1858  | 
| Type species | |
| Heteromycteris capensis Kaup, 1858  | |
| Synonyms | |
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.
Species
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
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Heteromycteris in FishBase. December 2012 version.
 
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