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Microstomus

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Superclassis: Osteichthyes
Classis: Actinopterygii
Subclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Ordo: Pleuronectiformes
Subordo: Pleuronectoidei
Genus: Microstomus
Species: M. achne - M. kitt - M. microcephalus - M. pacificus

Name

Microstomus Gottsche, 1835

Microstomus is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family.

Nomenclature

The word Microstomus is derived from the Greek μικρὸς (mikros), meaning "small", and στόμα (stoma), meaning "mouth".
Species

Slime flounder, Microstomus achne (Jordan & Starks, 1904).
Lemon sole, Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792)
Dover sole, Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879).
Microstomus shuntovi (Borets, 1983).

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