Chascanopsetta
Encyclopedia
Chascanopsetta is a genus
of flatfish
in the family Bothidae
(lefteye flounders) found in the Pacific Ocean
, the Indian Ocean
and to some extent the Atlantic Ocean
. It contains eight member species.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of flatfish
Flatfish
The flatfish are an order of ray-finned fish, also called the Heterosomata, sometimes classified as a suborder of Perciformes. In many species, both eyes lie on one side of the head, one or the other migrating through and around the head during development...
in the family Bothidae
Bothidae
Lefteye flounders are a family, Bothidae, of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right side, with both eyes on the left side...
(lefteye flounders) found in the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
, the Indian Ocean
Indian Ocean
The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering approximately 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by the Indian Subcontinent and Arabian Peninsula ; on the west by eastern Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and...
and to some extent the Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
. It contains eight member species.
Description
Members of this genus have an elongate body and a relatively large mouth. They lack rostral, orbital, or mandibular spines.Species
- Chascanopsetta crumenalis (Gilbert & Cramer, 1897).
- Chascanopsetta elski (Foroshchuk, 1991).
- Chascanopsetta kenyaensis (Hensley & Smale, 1997).
- Pelican flounder, Chascanopsetta lugubris (AlcockAlfred William AlcockAlfred William Alcock was a British physician naturalist and carcinologist.Alcock was the son of a sea-captain, John Alcock in Bombay, India who retired to live in Blackheath...
, 1894). - Chascanopsetta megagnatha (Amaoka & Parin, 1990).
- Chascanopsetta micrognatha (Amaoka & Yamamoto, 1984).
- Chascanopsetta prognatha (Norman, 1939).
- Chascanopsetta prorigera (Gilbert, 1905).