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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