Biology:Cyclopsetta

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Cyclopsetta
Cyclopsetta fimbriata NOAA.jpg
Spotfin Flounder (C. fimbriata)
Cyclopsetta chittendeni.jpg
Mexican Flounder (C. chittendeni)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
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

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

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Cyclopsetta in FishBase. October 2012 version.

Wikidata ☰ Q2452279 entry