Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis, the scale-eyed flounder, is a species of citharid flounder found in the western Pacific Ocean, where it is found at depths from 310 to 428 m (1,017 to 1,404 ft). This species grows to a total length of 36 cm (14 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.
Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Citharidae |
Genus: | Lepidoblepharon M. C. W. Weber, 1913 |
Species: | L. ophthalmolepis
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Binomial name | |
Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis M. C. W. Weber, 1913
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References
edit- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis". FishBase. October 2012 version.