Samaris
Genus of fishes
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Samaris is a genus of crested flounders native to the Indo-Pacific.
| Samaris | |
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| Samaris cristatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Division: | Teleostei |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Samaridae |
| Genus: | Samaris Gray, 1831 |
| Type species | |
| Samaris cristatus Gray, 1831 | |
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Samaris chesterfieldensis Mihara & Amaoka, 2004
- Samaris costae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1989
- Samaris cristatus J. E. Gray, 1831 (Cockatoo righteye flounder)
- Samaris macrolepis Norman, 1927 (Large-scale crested righteye flounder)
- Samaris spinea Mihara & Amaoka, 2004
