Microstomus
Encyclopedia
Microstomus is a genus
of fish in the Pleuronectidae
family.
μικρὸς (mikros), meaning "small", and στόμα (stoma), meaning "mouth".
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fish in the Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectidae
Righteye flounders are a family, Pleuronectidae, of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left side, with both eyes on the right side. The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side.Their dorsal and anal fins are...
family.
Nomenclature
The word Microstomus 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".
Species
- Slime flounderSlime flounderThe slime flounder, Microstomus achne, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sand and mud bottoms at depths of between , though it is most commonly found between . Its native habitat is the temperate waters of the northwest Pacific, from the East China Sea...
, Microstomus achne (JordanDavid Starr JordanDavid Starr Jordan, Ph.D., LL.D. was a leading eugenicist, ichthyologist, educator and peace activist. He was president of Indiana University and Stanford University.-Early life and education:...
& Starks, 1904). - Lemon soleLemon soleThe lemon sole, Microstomus kitt, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is native to shallow seas around Northern Europe, where it lives on stony bottoms down to depths of about . It grows up to in length and reaches about in weight....
, Microstomus kitt (WalbaumJohann Julius WalbaumJohann Julius Walbaum was a physician, naturalist and taxonomist. He was the first to describe many previously unknown species from remote parts of the globe, such as the Great Barracuda , the Chum salmon from the Kamchatka River in Siberia, and the curimatá-pacú Johann Julius Walbaum (30 June...
, 1792) - Dover sole, Microstomus pacificusMicrostomus pacificusDover sole, Microstomus pacificus, is a Pacific flatfish of the flounder family which ranges from Baja California to the Bering Sea. It takes its name from a resemblance to the common sole of Europe, which is often called a 'Dover sole'....
(Lockington, 1879). - Microstomus shuntoviMicrostomus shuntoviMicrostomus shuntovi is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a bathydemersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of between . Its native habitat is the north Pacific....
(Borets, 1983).