Marleyella is a genus of righteye flounders native to the western Indian Ocean where found at depths ranging from the shallows to more than 400 m (1,300 ft).
Marleyella | |
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Marleyella maldivensis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Carangiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Poecilopsettinae |
Genus: | Marleyella Fowler, 1925 |
Type species | |
Poecilopsetta bicolorata von Bonde, 1922
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Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Marleyella bicolorata (von Bonde, 1922) (Comb flounder)
- Marleyella maldivensis Norman, 1939
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Marleyella". FishBase. October 2012 version.