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Family: Samaridae Crested flounders



(See list of species below)


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27 species (see list below)

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Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 19 cm TL
Plagiopsetta glossa Franz, 1910

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Plagiopsetta glossa
[Tongue flatfish]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.4 cm SL
 
Plagiopsetta gracilis
[]
No picture found
Nova Bank, Chesterfield P
Max. Length 16.8 cm SL
 
Plagiopsetta stigmosa
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.9 cm SL
 
Samaris chesterfieldensis
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 9.3 cm SL
 
Samaris costae
[]

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm TL
Samaris cristatus Gray, 1831

Photo by Gloerfelt-Tarp, T.
 
Samaris cristatus
[Cockatoo righteye flounder]
No picture found
Indian Ocean
Max. Length 4.5 cm TL
 
Samaris macrolepis
[Large-scale crested righteye flounder]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.3 cm SL
 
Samaris spinea
[]
No picture found
Western Pacific
 
Samariscus asanoi
[]
No picture found
Eastern Central Pacific
 
Samariscus corallinus
[Coralline-red flounder]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 8.0 cm SL
 
Samariscus desoutterae
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific

Samariscus filipectoralis Shen, 1982

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Samariscus filipectoralis
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 11.5 cm TL
Samariscus huysmani Weber, 1913

Photo by CSIRO
 
Samariscus huysmani
[Huysman's righteye flounder]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 11.5 cm SL
Samariscus inornatus (Lloyd, 1909)

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Samariscus inornatus
[]

Photo by Park, J.-H.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm SL
Samariscus japonicus Kamohara, 1936

Photo by Park, J.-H.
 
Samariscus japonicus
[]

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan

Western Pacific
Max. Length 16 cm TL
Samariscus latus Matsubara & Takamuki, 1951

Photo by The Fish Database of Taiwan
 
Samariscus latus
[Deep-body righteye flounder]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 12.2 cm SL
 
Samariscus leopardus
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 12 cm TL
Samariscus longimanus Norman, 1927

Photo by FAO
 
Samariscus longimanus
[Longfinned flounder]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 7.6 cm TL
 
Samariscus luzonensis
[Luzon righteye flounder]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
 
Samariscus macrognathus
[Large-mouth righteye flounder]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
 
Samariscus maculatus
[Spotted righteye flounder]
No picture found
Western Pacific
Max. Length 6.1 cm SL
 
Samariscus multiradiatus
[]
No picture found
Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 5 cm SL
 
Samariscus neocaledonia
[New Caledonian righteye flounder]
No picture found
Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.4 cm TL
 
Samariscus nielseni
[Nielsen's righteye flounder]
No picture found
Southwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm TL
 
Samariscus sunieri
[Sunier's righteye flounder]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm SL
Samariscus triocellatus Woods, 1960

Photo by Randall, J.E.
 
Samariscus triocellatus
[Three-spot righteye flounder]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SL
 
Samariscus xenicus
[]
27 Species of Family Samaridae
(Crested flounders)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1910 Plagiopsetta glossa Tongue flatfish Western Pacific 19 TL
2004 Plagiopsetta gracilis Western Pacific 4.4 SL
2004 Plagiopsetta stigmosa Nova Bank, Chesterfield P 16.8 SL
2004 Samaris chesterfieldensis Western Pacific 5.9 SL
1989 Samaris costae Western Indian Ocean 9.3 SL
1831 Samaris cristatus Cockatoo righteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 22 TL
1927 Samaris macrolepis Large-scale crested righteye flounder Indian Ocean 4.5 TL
2004 Samaris spinea Western Pacific 5.3 SL
1962 Samariscus asanoi Western Pacific
1905 Samariscus corallinus Coralline-red flounder Eastern Central Pacific
1989 Samariscus desoutterae Western Indian Ocean 8.0 SL
1982 Samariscus filipectoralis Western Pacific
1913 Samariscus huysmani Huysman's righteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 11.5 TL
1909 Samariscus inornatus Western Indian Ocean 11.5 SL
1936 Samariscus japonicus Northwest Pacific 12 SL
1951 Samariscus latus Deep-body righteye flounder Western Pacific 16 TL
2009 Samariscus leopardus Western Indian Ocean 12.2 SL
1927 Samariscus longimanus Longfinned flounder Indo-West Pacific 12 TL
1934 Samariscus luzonensis Luzon righteye flounder Western Pacific 7.6 TL
1934 Samariscus macrognathus Large-mouth righteye flounder Western Pacific 5.5 TL
1880 Samariscus maculatus Spotted righteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 10 TL
2008 Samariscus multiradiatus Western Pacific 6.1 SL
2011 Samariscus neocaledonia New Caledonian righteye flounder Pacific Ocean 5 SL
1989 Samariscus nielseni Nielsen's righteye flounder Indo-West Pacific 6.4 TL
1929 Samariscus sunieri Sunier's righteye flounder Southwest Pacific 13 TL
1960 Samariscus triocellatus Three-spot righteye flounder Indo-Pacific 10 SL
1962 Samariscus xenicus Northwest Pacific 6 SL



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