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Zebrias
Zebrias zebra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Soleidae
Genus: Zebrias
D. S. Jordan & Snyder, 1900
Type species
Solea zebrina
Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Synonyms
  • Haplozebrias Chabanaud, 1943
  • Holonodus Chabanaud, 1936
  • Nematozebrias Chabanaud, 1943
  • Pseudaesopia Chabanaud, 1934
  • Strabozebrias Chabanaud, 1943

Zebrias is a genus of soles native to coastal waters in the Indo-Pacific and southern Australia. All species in the genus have clear dark and pale stripes (resembling the related Aesopia and Pseudaesopia), and at least some are toxic.[1]

Species

The 18 currently recognized species in this genus are:[2]

References

  1. ^ Elst, R. van der (1997) A Guide to the Common Sea Fishes of South Africa. ISBN 978-1868253944
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Zebrias in FishBase. December 2012 version.