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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae Righteye flounders
Subfamily: Rhombosoleinae
Genus: Ammotretis

(See list of species below)


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5 species (see list below)

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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 38 cm TL
 
Ammotretis brevipinnis
[Shortfin flounder]

Photo by Dowling, C.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Ammotretis elongatus McCulloch, 1914

Photo by Dowling, C.
 
Ammotretis elongatus
[Elongate flounder]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 23 cm TL
Ammotretis lituratus (Richardson, 1844)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Ammotretis lituratus
[Tudor's flounder]
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Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Ammotretis macrolepis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 30 cm TL
Ammotretis rostratus Günther, 1862

Photo by CSIRO
 
Ammotretis rostratus
[Longsnout flounder]
5 Species of Family Pleuronectidae with Genus Ammotretis
(Righteye flounders)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1926 Ammotretis brevipinnis Shortfin flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 38 TL
1914 Ammotretis elongatus Elongate flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 22 TL
1844 Ammotretis lituratus Tudor's flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 23 TL
1914 Ammotretis macrolepis Eastern Indian Ocean 10 TL
1862 Ammotretis rostratus Longsnout flounder Eastern Indian Ocean 30 TL



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