Microstomus

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:

• Microstomus achne <small>(D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904)</small> (Slime flounder)
• Microstomus bathybius <small>(Gilbert, 1890)</small> (Deep-sea sole)
• Microstomus kitt <small>(Walbaum, 1792)</small> (Lemon sole)
• Microstomus pacificus <small>(Lockington, 1879)</small> (Pacific Dover sole)
• Microstomus shuntovi <small>Borets, 1983</small>

A single fossil species is known in †Microstomus tochigiensis <small>Sakamoto & Uyeno, 1993</small> from the Middle Miocene of Japan.

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