Samaridae

Samaridae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Samaridae
D. S. Jordan & D. K. Goss, 1889
Genera[1]

Plagiopsetta[2]
Samaris[3]
Samariscus[4]

The Samaridae are a family, the crested flounders, of small flatfishes native to the Indo-Pacific. They were formerly classified as a subfamily of Pleuronectidae. The family contains three genera with a total of almost 30 species.

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). "Samaridae" in FishBase. December 2012 version.
  2. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Plagiopsetta in FishBase. May 2014 version.
  3. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Samaris in FishBase. May 2014 version.
  4. ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2014). Species of Samariscus in FishBase. May 2014 version.
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