Ancylopsetta
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.
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| Three-eye flounder (A. dilecta) | |
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| Gulf of Mexico ocellated flounder (A. ommata) | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | Ancylopsetta T. N. Gill, 1864 |
| Type species | |
| Ancylopsetta quadrocellatus a synonym of Ancylopsetta ommata T.N. Gill 1864 | |
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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
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Ancylopsetta in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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