Verasper

Genus of fishes

Verasper
Verasper variegatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Genus: Verasper
Jordan & Gilbert, 1898
Type species
Verasper moseri
Jordan & Gilbert, 1898

Verasper is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northwestern Pacific Ocean.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 (Barfin flounder) Sea of Okhotsk, Japan's northern Pacific coast, the Strait of Tartary and the Kuril Islands.
Verasper variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Spotted halibut) northwestern Pacific, from Japan to Korea and the East China Sea.

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Verasper in FishBase. October 2012 version.
  • Media related to Verasper at Wikimedia Commons
  • Data related to Verasper at Wikispecies
Taxon identifiers
Verasper


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