Marleyella
Marleyella is a genus of righteye flounders native to the western Indian Ocean where found at depths ranging from the shallows to more than 400 m (1,300 ft).
| Marleyella | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Poecilopsettinae |
| Genus: | Marleyella Fowler, 1925 |
| Type species | |
| Poecilopsetta bicolorata von Bonde, 1922 | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Marleyella bicolorata (von Bonde, 1922) (Comb flounder)
- Marleyella maldivensis Norman, 1939
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Marleyella in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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