Synaptura
| Synaptura | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Soleidae |
| Genus: | Synaptura Cantor, 1849 |
Synaptura is a genus of soles. Most species are found in salt and brackish water in the Indo-Pacific and tropical East Atlantic, but S. salinarum is restricted to fresh water in Australia. The largest species in the genus reaches a length of 50 cm (20 in).[1]
Species
There are currently seven recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Synaptura albomaculata Kaup, 1858 (Kaup's sole)
- Synaptura cadenati Chabanaud, 1948 (Guinean sole)
- Synaptura commersonnii (Lacépède, 1802) (Commerson's sole)
- Synaptura lusitanica de Brito Capello, 1868
- Synaptura lusitanica lusitanica de Brito Capello, 1868 (Portuguese sole)
- Synaptura lusitanica nigromaculata Pellegrin, 1905
- Synaptura marginata Boulenger, 1900 (White-margined sole)
- Synaptura megalepidoura (Fowler, 1934)
- Synaptura salinarum (J. D. Ogilby, 1910) (Saltpan sole)
References
- 1 2 Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Synaptura in FishBase. December 2012 version.
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