Trichopsetta
Trichopsetta is a genus of small lefteye flounders native to the western Atlantic Ocean.
| Trichopsetta | |
|---|---|
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| Sash flounder (T. ventralis) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Bothidae |
| Genus: | Trichopsetta T. N. Gill, 1889 |
| Type species | |
| Citharichthys ventralis Goode & Bean, 1885 | |
Species
There are currently four recognized species in this genus:[1]
- Trichopsetta caribbaea W. W. Anderson & Gutherz, 1967 (Caribbean flounder)
- Trichopsetta melasma W. W. Anderson & Gutherz, 1967
- Trichopsetta orbisulcus W. W. Anderson & Gutherz, 1967
- Trichopsetta ventralis (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885) (Sash flounder)
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Trichopsetta in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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