''Nematops'' is a

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righteye flounder Pleuronectidae, also known as righteye flounders, are a family of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides. The Paralichthyidae are the o ...

s native to the

Indo-West Pacific The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the s ...

. Due to their small size (up to ) and depth of habitation (up to ) few examples of this genus are caught, and as a result little is known of their

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and

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Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * ''

Nematops grandisquama ''Nematops'' is a genus of righteye flounders native to the Indo-West Pacific. Due to their small size (up to ) and depth of habitation (up to ) few examples of this genus are caught, and as a result little is known of their morphology and distri ...

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& de Beaufort, 1929 (Large-scale righteye flounder) * ''

Nematops macrochirus The narrow-body righteye flounder (''Nematops macrochirus'') is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on saltwater bottoms at depths of between . Its natural habitat is the waters of the Indo-West Pacific, fro ...

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, 1931 (Narrow-body righteye flounder) * ''

Nematops microstoma ''Nematops'' is a genus of righteye flounders native to the Indo-West Pacific. Due to their small size (up to ) and depth of habitation (up to ) few examples of this genus are caught, and as a result little is known of their morphology (biology), ...

'' Günther, 1880 (Small-mouth righteye flounder) * ''

Nematops nanosquama ''Nematops'' is a genus of righteye flounders native to the Indo-West Pacific. Due to their small size (up to ) and depth of habitation (up to ) few examples of this genus are caught, and as a result little is known of their morphology and distri ...

'' Amaoka, Kawai & Séret, 2006

References

Pleuronectidae Taxa named by Albert Günther Marine fish genera {{Pleuronectiformes-stub