Marleyella
Appearance
Marleyella | |
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Marleyella maldivensis | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Pleuronectidae |
Subfamily: | Poecilopsettinae |
Genus: | Marleyella Fowler, 1925 |
Type species | |
Poecilopsetta bicolorata von Bonde, 1922
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Marleyella is a genus of righteye flounders native to the western Indian Ocean where found at depths ranging from the shallows to more than 400 m (1,300 ft).
Species
[edit]There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Marleyella bicolorata (von Bonde, 1922) (Comb flounder)
- Marleyella maldivensis Norman, 1939
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Marleyella in FishBase. October 2012 version.