Microstomus

Microstomus is a genus of righteye flounders native to the northern Pacific and north-eastern Atlantic oceans.

Microstomus Temporal range: Middle Miocene–present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Lemon sole Microstomus kitt
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Pleuronectidae
Subfamily:	Microstominae
Genus:	Microstomus Gottsche, 1835
Type species
Microstomus latidens Gottsche, 1835

Etymology

The word Microstomus is derived from the Greek μικρὸς (mikros), meaning "small", and στόμα (stoma), meaning "mouth".

Species

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

• Microstomus achne (D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904) (Slime flounder)
• Microstomus bathybius (Gilbert, 1890) (Deep-sea sole)
• Microstomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792) (Lemon sole)
• Microstomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879) (Pacific Dover sole)
• Microstomus shuntovi Borets, 1983

A single fossil species is known in †Microstomus tochigiensis Sakamoto & Uyeno, 1993 from the Middle Miocene of Japan.^[2]