Small-mouth righteye flounder

Nematops microstoma

Ten Centimeters Pleuronectid Fish from the Pacific Ocean

Tropical
Southern Hemisphere
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Deep-bodied
Small
Tropical fish

Small-mouth righteye flounder is a marine fish of Southwest Pacific. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 10 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Flatfishes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Genus: Nematops
Maximum length: 10 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Southwest Pacific: known only from Nares Harbor, Admiralty Islands.
Conservation status: DDData Deficient

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