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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Samaridae Crested flounders

Genus: Samaris

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5 species (see list below)

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Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Samaris chesterfieldensis
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No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Samaris costae
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Samaris cristatus Gray, 1831

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Samaris cristatus
[Cockatoo righteye flounder]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Samaris macrolepis
[Large-scale crested righteye flounder]
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Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Samaris spinea
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5 Species of Family Samaridae with Genus Samaris
(Crested flounders)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
2004 Samaris chesterfieldensis Western Pacific 5.9 SL
1989 Samaris costae Western Indian Ocean 9.3 SL
1831 Samaris cristatus Cockatoo righteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 22 TL
1927 Samaris macrolepis Large-scale crested righteye flounder Indian Ocean 4.5 TL
2004 Samaris spinea Western Pacific 5.3 SL



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