Comb flounder
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The comb flounders (Samaridae ( Latin : samara = seeds of the elm )) are a family of flatfish . They live in tropical and subtropical regions of the Indo-Pacific , especially in the deep sea.
features
They are rather small fish that reach lengths between 4.5 and 22 centimeters. The beginning of their dorsal fin is in front of their eyes. The pelvic fins are symmetrical. The lateral line organ can be well developed but also reduced. As is the case with the closely related American sole (Achiridae), the sole (Soleidae) and the dog's tongues (Cynoglossidae), a postcleithrum (a bone in the shoulder girdle ) is missing .
Genera and species
There are four genera and 24 species:
- Genus Plagiopsetta Franz, 1910 .
- Plagiopsetta biocellata Fricke et al., 2018 .
- Plagiopsetta glossa Franz, 1910 .
- Genus Samaretta Voronina & Suzumoto, 2017 .
- Samaretta perexilis Voronina & Suzumoto, 2017 .
- Genus Samaris Gray, 1831 .
- Samaris costae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1989 .
- Samaris cristatus Gray, 1831 .
- Samaris macrolepis Norman, 1927 .
- Genus Samariscus Gilbert, 1905 .
- Samariscus asanoi Ochiai & Amaoka, 1962 .
- Samariscus corallinus Gilbert, 1905 .
- Samariscus desoutterae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1989 .
- Samariscus filipectoralis Shen, 1982 .
- Samariscus hexaradiatus Diaz de Astarloa et al., 2014 .
- Samariscus huysmani Weber, 1913 .
- Samariscus inornatus (Lloyd, 1909) .
- Samariscus japonicus Kamohara, 1936 .
- Samariscus latus Matsubara & Takamuki, 1951 .
- Samariscus longimanus Norman, 1927 .
- Samariscus luzonensis Fowler, 1934 .
- Samariscus macrognathus Fowler, 1934 .
- Samariscus maculatus (Günther, 1880) .
- Samariscus multiradiatus Kawai, Amaoka & Seret, 2008 .
- Samariscus neocaledonia Kawai, Amaoka & Séret, 2011 .
- Samariscus nielseni Quéro, Hensley and Maugé, 1989 .
- Samariscus sunieri Weber & de Beaufort, 1929 .
- Samariscus triocellatus Woods in Schultz, Woods & Lachner, 1966 .
- Samariscus xenicus Ochiai & Amaoka, 1962 .
literature
- Joseph S. Nelson : Fishes of the World. 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken NJ et al. 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7 .
Web links
Commons : Samaridae - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Crested Flounder on Fishbase.org (English)