Chascanopsetta
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Bothidae |
| Genus: | Chascanopsetta Alcock, 1894[1] |
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| Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894
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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 nine member species.[1]
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.[1]
Species[]
There are currently ten recognized species in this genus:[2]
- (C. H. Gilbert & , 1897)
- , 1991
- Bruun, 1937
- & , 1997
- Alcock, 1894 (Pelican flounder)
- , & , 2018
- & Parin, 1990
- & , 1984
- Norman, 1939
- Chascanopsetta prorigera (C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
References[]
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- ^ a b c Amaoka, Kunio; Yamamoto, Eiichi (1984). "Review of the Genus Chascanopsetta, with the Description of a New Species" (PDF). Bull. Fac. Fish. Hokkaido Univ. 35 (4): 201–224. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
- ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Chascanopsetta in FishBase. October 2012 version.
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