Syacium
Syacium is a genus of large-tooth flounders found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. With the exception of S. guineensis from the Atlantic coast of Africa, all species are from the Americas. The largest species in the genus reaches 40 cm (16 in) in length.
| Syacium | |
|---|---|
| Shoal Flounder (S. gunteri) | |
| Dusky Flounder (S. papillosum) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | Syacium Ranzani, 1842 |
| Type species | |
| Syacium micrurum Ranzani, 1842 | |
| Synonyms | |
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