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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Samaridae Crested flounders

Genus: Samariscus

(See list of species below)


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19 species (see list below)

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Western Pacific
 
Samariscus asanoi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Samariscus corallinus
[Coralline-red flounder]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.0 cm SL
 
Samariscus desoutterae
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific

Samariscus filipectoralis Shen, 1982

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Samariscus filipectoralis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Samariscus huysmani Weber, 1913

Photo by CSIRO
 
Samariscus huysmani
[Huysman's righteye flounder]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Samariscus inornatus (Lloyd, 1909)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Samariscus inornatus
[]

Photo by Park, J.-H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Samariscus japonicus Kamohara, 1936

Photo by Park, J.-H.
 
Samariscus japonicus
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Samariscus latus Matsubara & Takamuki, 1951

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Samariscus latus
[Deep-body righteye flounder]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
 
Samariscus leopardus
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Samariscus longimanus Norman, 1927

Photo by FAO
 
Samariscus longimanus
[Longfinned flounder]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Samariscus luzonensis
[Luzon righteye flounder]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Samariscus macrognathus
[Large-mouth righteye flounder]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Samariscus maculatus
[Spotted righteye flounder]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Samariscus multiradiatus
[]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Samariscus neocaledonia
[New Caledonian righteye flounder]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
 
Samariscus nielseni
[Nielsen's righteye flounder]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Samariscus sunieri
[Sunier's righteye flounder]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Samariscus triocellatus Woods, 1960

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Samariscus triocellatus
[Three-spot righteye flounder]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Samariscus xenicus
[]
19 Species of Family Samaridae with Genus Samariscus
(Crested flounders)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1962 Samariscus asanoi Western Pacific
1905 Samariscus corallinus Coralline-red flounder Eastern Central Pacific
1989 Samariscus desoutterae Western Indian Ocean 8.0 SL
1982 Samariscus filipectoralis Western Pacific
1913 Samariscus huysmani Huysman's righteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 11.5 TL
1909 Samariscus inornatus Western Indian Ocean 11.5 SL
1936 Samariscus japonicus Northwest Pacific 12 SL
1951 Samariscus latus Deep-body righteye flounder Western Pacific 16 TL
2009 Samariscus leopardus Western Indian Ocean 12.2 SL
1927 Samariscus longimanus Longfinned flounder Indo-West Pacific 12 TL
1934 Samariscus luzonensis Luzon righteye flounder Western Pacific 7.6 TL
1934 Samariscus macrognathus Large-mouth righteye flounder Western Pacific 5.5 TL
1880 Samariscus maculatus Spotted righteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 10 TL
2008 Samariscus multiradiatus Western Pacific 6.1 SL
2011 Samariscus neocaledonia New Caledonian righteye flounder Pacific Ocean 5 SL
1989 Samariscus nielseni Nielsen's righteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 6.4 TL
1929 Samariscus sunieri Sunier's righteye flounder Southwest Pacific 13 TL
1960 Samariscus triocellatus Three-spot righteye flounder Indo-Pacific 10 SL
1962 Samariscus xenicus Northwest Pacific 6 SL



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