Crossorhombus is a genus of small lefteye flounders native to the Indian and West Pacific Oceans.
| Crossorhombus | |
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| Crossorhombus kobensis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Bothidae |
| Genus: | Crossorhombus Regan, 1920 |
| Type species | |
| Platophrys dimorphus as a synonym for Crossorhombus valderostratus[1] Gilchrist, 1904
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Species
editThere are currently five recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Crossorhombus azureus (Alcock, 1889) (Blue flounder)
- Crossorhombus howensis Hensley & J. E. Randall, 1993 (Lord Howe Island flounder)
- Crossorhombus kanekonis (S. Tanaka (I), 1918)
- Crossorhombus kobensis (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1906) (Kobe flounder)
- Crossorhombus valderostratus (Alcock, 1890) (Broadbrow flounder)
References
edit- ^ William Eschmeyer (ed.). "Catalog of Fishes". California Academy of Sciences. p. Species that contain: Platophrys and dimorphus. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Crossorhombus". FishBase. October 2012 version.
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