Heteromycteris
Sign in to saveHeteromycteris is a genus of small soles found in both salt and brackish water. Most are native to the northwest Pacific, but H. hartzfeldii and H. oculus are from the Indo-Pacific, and H. capensis is from southern Africa.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Heteromycteris is referenced by 7 other articles, and connects out to Pleuronectiformes, Animalia and Chordata.
It is catalogued under topics including Marine fish genera, Soleidae and Taxa named by Johann Jakob Kaup.
Its subject is documented across 9 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPleuronectiformes
- FamilySoleidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- Family
- Soleidae
- Collections
- USNM, ANSP, NHMUK, TU, MAGNT, AM
- Recorded in
- Philippines, Kenya, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia, South Africa, Japan
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Heteromycteris is a genus of small soles found in both salt and brackish water. Most are native to the northwest Pacific, but H. hartzfeldii and H. oculus are from the Indo-Pacific, and H. capensis is from southern Africa.
==Species== There are currently six recognized species in this genus: Heteromycteris capensis Kaup, 1858 (Cape sole) Heteromycteris hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1853) (Hook-nosed sole) Heteromycteris japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Bamboo sole) Heteromycteris matsubarai Ochiai, 1963 Heteromycteris oculus (Alcock, 1889) (Eyed sole) Heteromycteris proboscideus (Chabanaud, 1925) (True sole)
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