Lophonectes

Lophonectes is a genus of small lefteye flounders found in the southwestern Pacific Ocean off Australia and New Zealand.

Lophonectes
Crested Flounder (L. gallus)
L. mongonuiensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Bothidae
Genus:	Lophonectes Günther, 1880
Type species
Lophonectes gallus Günther,1880
Synonyms
Lophorhombus Macleay, 1882

Species

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

• Lophonectes gallus Günther, 1880 (Crested flounder)
• Lophonectes mongonuiensis (Regan, 1914)