Biology:Ancylopsetta

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Short description: Genus of fishes

Ancylopsetta
Three-eye flounder ( Ancylopsetta dilecta ).jpg
Three-eye flounder (A. dilecta)
Ocellated flounder ( Ancylopsetta ommata ).jpg
Gulf of Mexico ocellated flounder (A. ommata)
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Ancylopsetta
T. N. Gill, 1864
Type species
Ancylopsetta ommata
T.N. Gill 1864
Synonyms
  • Notosema Goode & Bean, 1883
  • Ramularia Jordan & Evermann, 1898

Ancylopsetta is a genus of large-tooth flounders mostly found along the Atlantic coast of the Americas with one species found along the Pacific coast.

Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:[1]

  • Ancylopsetta antillarum Gutherz, 1966
  • Ancylopsetta cycloidea J. C. Tyler, 1959 (Cyclope flounder)
  • Ancylopsetta dendritica C. H. Gilbert, 1890 (three-spot flounder)
  • Ancylopsetta dilecta (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883) (three-eye flounder)
  • Ancylopsetta kumperae J. C. Tyler, 1959 (four-eyed flounder)
  • Ancylopsetta microctenus Gutherz, 1966
  • Ancylopsetta ommata (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1883) (Gulf of Mexico ocellated flounder)

References

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

Wikidata ☰ Q501704 entry