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Poecilopsettinae

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Actinopterygii

Rank
  
Subfamily

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Pleuronectiformes

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The Poecilopsettinae are a subfamily of fish in the Pleuronectidae family, comprising three genera and 21 species. Species are typically demersal, living on marine bottoms at depths between 60 and 500 m (200 and 1,640 ft) in the Indo-Pacific and northwestern Atlantic; the deepest recorded occurrence is 1,636 m (5,367 ft) in the deepwater dab, Poecilopsetta beanii. Sizes range from 9 to 19 cm (3.5 to 7.5 in) in length, though most species are usually under 15 cm (5.9 in) long. Diets consist of zoobenthos.

In some classifications, the Poecilopsettinae subfamily is raised to the level of a family.

Genera

  • Marleyella
  • Nematops
  • Poecilopsetta
  • References

    Poecilopsettinae Wikipedia