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Ancylopsetta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Scientific name
  
Ancylopsetta

Rank
  
Genus

Family
  
Paralichthyidae

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Flatfish

Ancylopsetta

Lower classifications
  
Ancylopsetta dilecta, Ancylopsetta ommata

Lenguado ancylopsetta cycloidea flounder


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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Species

The currently recognized species in this genus are:

  • 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

    Ancylopsetta Wikipedia
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