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Chascanopsetta

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Family
  
Bothidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Osteichthyes

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Flatfish

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Similar
  
Flatfish, Trichopsetta, Kamoharaia megastoma, Asterorhombus, Monolene

Chascanopsetta is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) found in deeper parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans with a single species, C. lugubris also occurring in the Atlantic Ocean. It contains eight member species.

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Description

Members of this genus have an elongate body and a relatively large mouth, the latter giving rise to the common name pelican flounder (primarily used for P. lugubris). They lack rostral, orbital, or mandibular spines.

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:

  • Chascanopsetta crumenalis (C. H. Gilbert & Cramer, 1897)
  • Chascanopsetta elski Foroshchuk, 1991
  • Chascanopsetta kenyaensis Hensley & Smale, 1997
  • Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894 (Pelican flounder)
  • Chascanopsetta megagnatha Amaoka & Parin, 1990
  • Chascanopsetta micrognatha Amaoka & Yamamoto, 1984
  • Chascanopsetta prognatha Norman, 1939
  • Chascanopsetta prorigera (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)

    • References

    Chascanopsetta Wikipedia
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