Asterorhombus is a genus of lefteye flounders native to the Indo-Pacific. These small flatfishes only reach 20 cm (7.9 in) in length.[1]
| Asterorhombus | |
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| Intermediate Flounder (A. intermedius) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Family: | Bothidae |
| Genus: | Asterorhombus S. Tanaka (I), 1915 |
| Type species | |
| Asterorhombus stellifer Tanaka 1915
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Species
editThere are currently three recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Asterorhombus cocosensis (Bleeker, 1855) (Cocos Island flounder)
- Asterorhombus filifer Hensley & J. E. Randall, 2003
- Asterorhombus intermedius (Bleeker, 1865) (Intermediate flounder)
References
edit- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Asterorhombus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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