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Samaris

Samaris is a genus of crested flounders native to the Indo-Pacific.

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Samaris
Samaris cristatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Samaridae
Genus: Samaris
Gray, 1831
Type species
Samaris cristatus
Gray, 1831

Samaris is a genus of crested flounders native to the Indo-Pacific.

Species

There are currently five recognized species in this genus:1

  • Samaris chesterfieldensis Mihara & Amaoka, 2004
  • Samaris costae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1989
  • Samaris cristatus J. E. Gray, 1831 (Cockatoo righteye flounder)
  • Samaris macrolepis Norman, 1927 (Large-scale crested righteye flounder)
  • Samaris spinea Mihara & Amaoka, 2004
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