Chascanopsetta
| Chascanopsetta | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Osteichthyes |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Bothidae |
| Genus: | Chascanopsetta Alcock, 1894[1] |
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Chascanopsetta is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) found in deeper parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans with a single species, C. lugubris also occurring in the Atlantic Ocean. It contains eight member species.[1]
Description
Members of this genus have an elongate body and a relatively large mouth, the latter giving rise to the common name pelican flounder (primarily used for P. lugubris). They lack rostral, orbital, or mandibular spines.[1]
Species
There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[2]
- Chascanopsetta crumenalis (C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
- Chascanopsetta elski Foroshchuk, 1991
- Chascanopsetta kenyaensis Hensley & Smale, 1997
- Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894 (Pelican flounder)
- Chascanopsetta megagnatha Amaoka & Parin, 1990
- Chascanopsetta micrognatha Amaoka & Yamamoto, 1984
- Chascanopsetta prognatha Norman, 1939
- Chascanopsetta prorigera (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
References
- 1 2 3 Agropedia.affrc.go.jp
- ↑ Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2012). Species of Chascanopsetta in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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