Family Samaridae - Crested flounders
Order : Pleuronectiformes Samaridae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 4 | Species : 30 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record :      
Remark : Distribution: Indo-Pacific; from South Africa and Madagascar to the Hawaiian Islands and New Caledonia; Samaretta perexilis extend the longitudinal limit eastward by 60° (Ref. 116785). Habitat: Marine, tropical and subtropical, primarily in deep water (Ref. 7463); near shore coastal regions, from the coral reefs to 150 m (Ref. 121044). Morphology: Origin of dorsal fin in front of eyes; lateral line well developed or rudimentary; pelvic fins symmetrical; postcleithra absent. Suggested new common name for this family from Ref. 58418.
Etymology : Latin, samara = seed of the elm ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level :
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Coordinator : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Carangaria | | | Pleuronectiformes | Pleuronectoidei | | Samaridae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Samaridae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
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Samaris cristata Gray, 1831
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! Somaris cristatus Gray, 1831
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Samaris cacatuae (Ogilby, 1910)
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Samaris ornatus von Bonde, 1922
synonymjuniororiginal
Samaris delagoensis von Bonde, 1925
synonymjuniororiginal
Samaris macrolepis Norman, 1927
acceptedseniororiginal
Samaris costae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
Samaris chesterfieldensis Mihara & Amaoka, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Samaris spinea Mihara & Amaoka, 2004
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Samariscus corallinus Gilbert, 1905
acceptedseniororiginal
Samariscus maculatus (Günther, 1880)
acceptedseniornew
Samaris maculatus Günther, 1880
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Samariscus inornatus (Lloyd, 1909)
acceptedseniornew
Samaris inornata Lloyd, 1909
synonymseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
! Somariscus longimanus Norman, 1927
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Samariscus sunieri Weber & de Beaufort, 1929
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Samariscus japonicus Kamohara, 1936
acceptedseniororiginal
Samariscus latus Matsubara & Takamuki, 1951
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Samariscus asanoi Ochiai & Amaoka, 1962
acceptedseniororiginal
Samariscus xenicus Ochiai & Amaoka, 1962
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Samariscus desoutterae Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1989
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Samariscus nielseni Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1989
acceptedseniororiginal
Samariscus multiradiatus Kawai, Amaoka & Séret, 2008
acceptedseniororiginal
Samariscus leopardus Voronina, 2009
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Samariscus neocaledonia Kawai, Amaoka & Séret, 2011
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Samariscus hexaradiatus Díaz de Astarloa, Causse & Pruvost, 2014
acceptedseniororiginal
Samaretta perexilis Voronina & Suzumoto, 2017
acceptedseniororiginal
acceptedseniororiginal
Samariscus glossa (Franz, 1910)
synonymseniornew
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Plagiopsetta fasciatus (Fowler, 1934)
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Plagiopsetta gracilis Mihara & Amaoka, 2004
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Plagiopsetta stigmosa Mihara & Amaoka, 2004
acceptedseniororiginal
Plagiopsetta biocellata Fricke, Golani & Appelbaum-Golani, 2018
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