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Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis

Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis, the scale-eyed flounder, is a species of citharid flounder found in the western Pacific Ocean, where it is found at depths from 310 to 428 m. This species grows to a total length of 36 cm (14 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.

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Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Citharidae
Genus: Lepidoblepharon
M. C. W. Weber, 1913
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L. ophthalmolepis
Binomial name
Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis

Lepidoblepharon ophthalmolepis, the scale-eyed flounder, is a species of citharid flounder found in the western Pacific Ocean, where it is found at depths from 310 to 428 m (1,017 to 1,404 ft). This species grows to a total length of 36 cm (14 in). This species is the only known member of its genus.

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