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
Marleyella maldivensis
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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

Species

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There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Marleyella". FishBase. October 2012 version.