Verasper is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean.
| Verasper | |
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| Verasper variegatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Pleuronectinae |
| Genus: | Verasper Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
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Species
editThere are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 (Barfin flounder) | Sea of Okhotsk, Japan's northern Pacific coast, the Strait of Tartary and the Kuril Islands. |
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Verasper variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Spotted halibut) | northwestern Pacific, from Japan to Korea and the East China Sea. |
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Verasper in FishBase. October 2012 version.
External links
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