Microstomus

Microstomus
Lemon sole Microstomus kitt
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Pleuronectiformes
Family:	Pleuronectidae
Subfamily:	Microstominae
Genus:	Microstomus Gottsche, 1835
Type species
Microstomus latidens Gottsche, 1835

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

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

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