Microstomus
{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
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| image = Microstomus kitt 1.jpg
| image_caption = Lemon sole Microstomus kitt
| taxon = Microstomus
| authority = Gottsche, 1835
| type_species = Microstomus latidens
| type_species_authority = Gottsche, 1835
}}
Microstomus is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northern Pacific and north-eastern Atlantic oceans.
[[Etymology]]
The word Microstomus is derived from the Greek μικρὸς (mikros), meaning "small", and στόμα (stoma), meaning "mouth".
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:{{FishBase genus | genus = Microstomus| month = March| year = 2024}}
- Microstomus achne (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904) (Slime flounder)
- Microstomus bathybius (Gilbert, 1890) (Deep-sea sole)
- Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792) (Lemon sole)
- Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879) (Pacific Dover sole)
- Microstomus shuntovi Borets, 1983
References
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Category:Taxa named by Carl Moritz Gottsche
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