''Samaris'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
crested flounders native to the
Indo-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 ...
.
Species
There are currently five recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Samaris chesterfieldensis''
Mihara & Amaoka, 2004
* ''
Samaris costae''
Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1989
* ''
Samaris cristatus''
J. E. Gray, 1831 (Cockatoo righteye flounder)
* ''
Samaris macrolepis''
Norman, 1927 (Large-scale crested righteye flounder)
* ''
Samaris spinea''
Mihara & Amaoka, 2004
References
Samaridae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by John Edward Gray
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