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Cyclopsetta

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Cyclopsetta
Spotfin Flounder (C. fimbriata)
Mexican Flounder (C. chittendeni)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Carangiformes
Suborder: Pleuronectoidei
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Cyclopsetta
T. N. Gill, 1889
Type species
Hemirhombus fimbriatus
Goode & Bean, 1885
Synonyms
  • Azevia Jordan, 1889
  • Dorsopsetta Nielsen, 1963

Cyclopsetta is a genus of large-tooth flounders native to the coastal waters of the Americas.

Species

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There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cyclopsetta". FishBase. October 2012 version.