Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Hooknose Sole
Heteromycteris hartzfeldii
Hooknose Sole
Category: Soles
Scientific Name: Heteromycteris hartzfeldii
Size: Up to 5 in. (13 cm)  
Depth: 6-50 ft. (2-15 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Pleuronectiformes (Order) Flatfishes
     └Soleidae (Family) Soles
      └Heteromycteris (Genus)
       └H. hartzfeldii (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278102🔗
iNaturalist ID: 621007🔗

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