Microstomini is a tribe of fish in the
Pleuronectinae subfamily
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Nomenclature
The word Microstomini is derived from the
Greek ''μικρὸς'' (''mikros''), meaning "small", and ''στόμα'' (''stoma''), meaning "mouth".
Genera
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Dexistes''
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Embassichthys''
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Glyptocephalus''
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Hypsopsetta''
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Lepidopsetta
''Lepidopsetta'' is a genus
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Microstomus
''Microstomus'' is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific and Northeast Atlantic oceans.
Etymology
The word ''Microstomus'' is derived from the Greek ''μικρὸς'' (''mikros''), meaning "small", and ''στόμα'' (''stom ...
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Pleuronichthys''
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Tanakius''
Pleuronectidae
Fish tribes
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