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  2. ›phylumChordata
  3. ›orderPleuronectiformes
  4. ›familyParalichthyidae
  5. ›genusXystreurys
Xystreurys liolepis
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IUCN LC · Least concern

Fantail Sole

Xystreurys liolepis Jordan & Gilbert, 1880

Also calledRite ventail (fra) · Rite éventail (fra) · lenguado cola de abanico (spa) · Калифорнийский веерохвост (rus) · 滑鱗扇尾鮃 (zho)

First described in: Jordan, D. S. ; Gilbert, C. H. (1880). Description of a new flounder (Xystreurys liolepis) from Santa Catilina [sic] island California. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> v. 3 (no. 107): 34-36.

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description

Fantail Sole. To 63.5 cm (25 in) TL (Kamikawa 2017). Monterey Bay, central California to Gulf of California (Miller and Lea 1972). Benthic; depth: surface (nightlight; Personal communication: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Fish Collection, La Jolla, California), intertidal to 136 m (446 ft) (min.: Carlisle et al. 1960; max.: Martínez-Muñoz and Ramírez-Cruz 1992).

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From the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy and occurrence records (GBIF.org), with Wikipedia and the Source Library. GBIF species 2408912.