# Lophonectes

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{{Short description|Genus of fishes}}
{{Automatic taxobox 
| image = Lophonectes gallus (Crested flounder).gif
| image_caption = Crested Flounder ''(L. gallus)''
| image2 = Lophonectes mongonuiensis.jpg
| image2_caption = ''L. mongonuiensis''
| taxon = Lophonectes
| authority = [Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1880
| type_species = ''Lophonectes gallus''
| type_species_authority = Günther,1880
| synonyms = *''Lophorhombus'' <small>[Macleay](/source/William_John_Macleay), 1882</small>
}}

'''''Lophonectes''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of small [lefteye flounder](/source/lefteye_flounder)s found in the southwestern [Pacific Ocean](/source/Pacific_Ocean) off Australia and [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand).

==Species==
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:<ref>{{FishBase genus | genus = Lophonectes| month = October | year = 2012}}</ref>
* ''[Lophonectes gallus](/source/Lophonectes_gallus)'' <small>[Günther](/source/Albert_G%C3%BCnther), 1880</small> (Crested flounder)
* ''[Lophonectes mongonuiensis](/source/Lophonectes_mongonuiensis)'' <small>([Regan](/source/Charles_Tate_Regan), 1914)</small>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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Category:Bothidae
Category:Marine fish genera
Category:Taxa named by Albert Günther

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