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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Chascanopsetta

(See list of species below)


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8 species (see list below)

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Eastern Central Pacific
 
Chascanopsetta crumenalis
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Western Indian Ocean
 
Chascanopsetta elski
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Western Indian Ocean
 
Chascanopsetta kenyaensis
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Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Eastern Atlantic
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Chascanopsetta lugubris
[Pelican flounder]
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Southeast Pacific
Max. Length 24.6 cm SL
 
Chascanopsetta megagnatha
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Western Pacific
Max. Length 27.4 cm SL
 
Chascanopsetta micrognatha
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific

Chascanopsetta prognatha Norman, 1939

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Chascanopsetta prognatha
[]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Chascanopsetta prorigera Gilbert, 1905

Photo by FAO
 
Chascanopsetta prorigera
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8 Species of Family Bothidae with Genus Chascanopsetta
(Lefteye flounders)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1897 Chascanopsetta crumenalis Eastern Central Pacific
1991 Chascanopsetta elski Western Indian Ocean
1998 Chascanopsetta kenyaensis Western Indian Ocean
1894 Chascanopsetta lugubris Pelican flounder Eastern Atlantic 40 TL
1990 Chascanopsetta megagnatha Southeast Pacific 24.6 SL
1984 Chascanopsetta micrognatha Western Pacific 27.4 SL
1939 Chascanopsetta prognatha Indo-Pacific
1905 Chascanopsetta prorigera Northwest Pacific 3 SL



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