Shuntov's smear dab
Microstomus shuntovi Borets, 1983
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Open encyclopedia reference
Microstomus shuntovi is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a bathydemersal fish that lives on bottoms at depths of between 270 and 290 metres (890 and 950 ft). Its native habitat is the north Pacific.
Wikipedia contributors, Microstomus shuntovi; see linked history · CC BY-SA 4.0 . Plain-text lead excerpt, at most 180 words; no infobox or later sections Retrieved 2026-10-05T08:32:48.358882+00:00. This reference remains separate from the taxonomic record.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Microstomus shuntovi Borets, 1983
- Name authority
- Borets, 1983
- Common name
- Shuntov's smear dab
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Pleuronectiformes
- Family
- Pleuronectidae
- Genus
- Microstomus
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: yes · Freshwater: no · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderPleuronectiformes
- suborderPleuronectoidei
- familyPleuronectidae Rafinesque, 1815
- subfamilyPleuronectinae Rafinesque, 1815
- genusMicrostomus Gottsche, 1835
- speciesMicrostomus shuntovi Borets, 1983
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Microstomus. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Slime flounderMicrostomus achne (Jordan & Starks, 1904) | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Microstomus bathybius (Gilbert, 1890) | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| lemon soleMicrostomus kitt (Walbaum, 1792) | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Dover soleMicrostomus pacificus (Lockington, 1879) | PleuronectidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Borets, L. A. (1983). A new species of flounder, Microstomus shuntovi sp. n. (Pleuronectidae), and two rare flounder species (Bothidae) from seamounts of the northwestern and Hawaiian ridges. Voprosy Ikhtiologii, 23 (5): 718–723. [In Russian. English translation in Journal of Ichthyology, 23 (5) 1984:1–6.]. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:437HK. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.