Atheresthes
| Atheresthes | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Atheresthinae |
| Genus: | Jordan & Gilbert, 1880 |
| Type species | |
| Platysomatichthys stomias Jordan & Gilbert, 1880
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Atheresthes is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northern Pacific Ocean where both species are important commercially.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Atheresthes evermanni Jordan & Starks, 1904 (Kamchatka flounder)
- Atheresthes stomias (Jordan & Gilbert, 1880) (Arrowtooth flounder)
References
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Atheresthes". FishBase. October 2012 version.