Cyclopsetta
Appearance
Cyclopsetta | |
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Spotfin Flounder (C. fimbriata) | |
Mexican Flounder (C. chittendeni) | |
Scientific 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
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Synonyms | |
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Cyclopsetta is a genus of large-tooth flounders native to the coastal waters of the Americas.
Species
[edit]There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Cyclopsetta chittendeni B. A. Bean, 1895 (Mexican flounder)
- Cyclopsetta fimbriata (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885) (Spotfin flounder)
- Cyclopsetta panamensis (Steindachner, 1876) (God's flounder)
- Cyclopsetta querna (D. S. Jordan & Bollman, 1890) (Toothed flounder)
References
[edit]- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Cyclopsetta". FishBase. October 2012 version.