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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae Large-tooth flounders

Genus: Cyclopsetta

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 32 cm TL
Cyclopsetta chittendeni Bean, 1895

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Cyclopsetta chittendeni
[Mexican flounder]

Photo by Kolding, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Cyclopsetta fimbriata (Goode & Bean, 1885)

Photo by Kolding, J.
 
Cyclopsetta fimbriata
[Spotfin flounder]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Cyclopsetta panamensis (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cyclopsetta panamensis
[God's flounder]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Cyclopsetta querna (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)

Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cyclopsetta querna
[Toothed flounder]
4 Species of Family Paralichthyidae with Genus Cyclopsetta
(Large-tooth flounders)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1895 Cyclopsetta chittendeni Mexican flounder Western Atlantic 32 TL
1885 Cyclopsetta fimbriata Spotfin flounder Western Atlantic 33 TL
1876 Cyclopsetta panamensis God's flounder Eastern Pacific 35 TL
1890 Cyclopsetta querna Toothed flounder Eastern Pacific 39 TL



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