Heteromycteris

Heteromycteris is a genus of small soles found in both salt and brackish water. Most are native to the northwest Pacific, but H. hartzfeldii and H. oculus are from the Indo-Pacific, and H. capensis is from southern Africa.

Heteromycteris
Heteromycteris japonicus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Soleidae
Genus:	Heteromycteris Kaup, 1858
Type species
Heteromycteris capensis Kaup, 1858
Synonyms
Amate Jordan & Starks, 1906 Monodichthys Chabanaud, 1925

Species

There are currently six recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• Heteromycteris capensis Kaup, 1858 (Cape sole)
• Heteromycteris hartzfeldii (Bleeker, 1853) (Hook-nosed sole)
• Heteromycteris japonicus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1846) (Bamboo sole)
• Heteromycteris matsubarai Ochiai, 1963
• Heteromycteris oculus (Alcock, 1889) (Eyed sole)
• Heteromycteris proboscideus (Chabanaud, 1925) (True sole)