Microstomini
Encyclopedia
Microstomini is a tribe of fish in the Pleuronectinae
subfamily.
μικρὸς (mikros), meaning "small", and στόμα (stoma), meaning "mouth".
Pleuronectinae
Pleuronectinae is a subfamily of fish in the Pleuronectidae family, comprising 27 genera and 61 species. Members of the subfamily are demersal carnivores that live in arctic and northern seas....
subfamily.
Nomenclature
The word Microstomini is derived from the GreekGreek language
Greek is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages. Native to the southern Balkans, it has the longest documented history of any Indo-European language, spanning 34 centuries of written records. Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the majority of its history;...
μικρὸς (mikros), meaning "small", and στόμα (stoma), meaning "mouth".
Genera
- DexistesDexistesDexistes is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family. It consists of only one species, the Rikuzen flounder.-Species:* Rikuzen flounder, Dexistes rikuzenius...
- EmbassichthysEmbassichthysEmbassichthys is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family. It consists of only one species, the deepsea sole....
- GlyptocephalusGlyptocephalusGlyptocephalus is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family.-Nomenclature:The word Glytocephalus is derived from the Greek γλύφειν , meaning "to carve", and κεφαλος , meaning "head".-Species:...
- HypsopsettaHypsopsettaHypsopsetta is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family.-Species:* Diamond turbot, Hypsopsetta guttulata .* Hypsopsetta macrocephala ....
- LepidopsettaLepidopsettaLepidopsetta is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family.Since it was erected by William Orville Ayres in 1862 it has taken in Platessa bilineata, Platichthys umbrosus, Isopsetta isolepsis, Lepidopsetta mochigarei, Lepidopsetta bilineata, Lepidopsetta bilineata bilineata, Lepidopsetta bilineata...
- MicrostomusMicrostomusMicrostomus is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family.-Nomenclature:The word Microstomus is derived from the Greek μικρὸς , meaning "small", and στόμα , meaning "mouth".-Species:...
- PleuronichthysPleuronichthysPleuronichthys is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family.-Nomenclature:The word Pleuronichthys is derived from the Greek πλευρά , meaning "rib" or "side", and ἰχθύς , meaning "fish".-Species:...
- TanakiusTanakiusTanakius is a genus of fish in the Pleuronectidae family. It consists of only one species, the willowy flounder.-Species:* Willowy flounder, Tanakius kitaharae ....