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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
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| genus = Tephrinectes
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''Pleuronectes sinensis'' <small>Lacépède, 1802</small>
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'''''Tephrinectes sinensis''''', the '''Chinese brill''', is a species of [[flatfish]] in the large-tooth flounder family, [[Paralichthyidae]]. It is the [[monotypic|only member]] of its genus ''Tephrinectes''. Like the rest of the large-tooth flounders, it has both eyes on the left side of its head.
It is a [[demersal fish]] that lives in [[subtropics|sub-tropical]] waters. It is native to the western [[Pacific Ocean]], from [[Taiwan]] to the coast of mainland China. It has been used in [[Traditional Chinese medicine|Chinese medicine]] and in making [[Shacha sauce]].
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[[Category:Paralichthyidae]]▼
[[Category:Fish of China]]
[[Category:Fish of Taiwan]]
[[Category:Marine fauna of East Asia]]
[[Category:Fish described in 1802]]
[[Category:Monotypic marine fish genera]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther]]
▲[[Category:Paralichthyidae]]
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
Family: | Paralichthyidae |
Genus: | Tephrinectes Günther, 1862 |
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T. sinensis
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Tephrinectes sinensis (Lacépède, 1802) | |
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Paralichthys sinensis (Lacépède, 1802) |
Tephrinectes sinensis, the Chinese brill, is a species of flatfish in the large-tooth flounder family, Paralichthyidae. It is the only member of its genus Tephrinectes. Like the rest of the large-tooth flounders, it has both eyes on the left side of its head.
It is a demersal fish that lives in sub-tropical waters. It is native to the western Pacific Ocean, from Taiwan to the coast of mainland China. It has been used in Chinese medicine and in making Shacha sauce.
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