Verasper
Genus of fishes
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Verasper is a genus of righteye flounders native to the north-western Pacific Ocean.
| Verasper | |
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| Verasper variegatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Pleuronectidae |
| Subfamily: | Hippoglossinae |
| Genus: | Verasper Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 |
| Type species | |
| Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 | |
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
_(15257828160).jpg) | Verasper moseri Jordan & Gilbert, 1898 (Barfin flounder) | Sea of Okhotsk, Japan's northern Pacific coast, the Strait of Tartary and the Kuril Islands. |
| Verasper variegatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Spotted halibut) | north-western Pacific, from Japan to Korea and the East China Sea. |
