Hypoclinemus
Appearance
Hypoclinemus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Achiridae |
Genus: | Hypoclinemus Chabanaud, 1928 |
Species: | H. mentalis
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Binomial name | |
Hypoclinemus mentalis (Günther, 1862)
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Hypoclinemus mentalis is a species of freshwater American sole native to the Amazon, Orinoco and Essequibo river basins in tropical South America. This species grows to a length of 21 cm (8.3 in). It is the only known species of its genus.
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References[edit]
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2012). "Hypoclinemus mentalis" in FishBase. October 2012 version.