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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Psettina

(See list of species below)



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10 species (see list below)

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Photo by SFSA

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 8 cm SL
Psettina brevirictis (Alcock, 1890)

Photo by SFSA
 
Psettina brevirictis
[]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 9.5 cm SL

 
Psettina filimana
[]

Photo by CSIRO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL
Psettina gigantea Amaoka, 1963

Photo by CSIRO
 
Psettina gigantea
[Rough-scaled flounder]
No picture found
Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SL

 
Psettina hainanensis
[]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SL
Psettina iijimae (Jordan & Starks, 1904)

Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Psettina iijimae
[]
No picture found
Western Indian Ocean

 
Psettina multisquamea
[]
No picture found
Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 11 cm SL

 
Psettina profunda
[]
No picture found
Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 7.7 cm SL

 
Psettina senta
[]

Photo by Winterbottom, R.

Northwest Pacific

Psettina tosana Amaoka, 1963

Photo by Winterbottom, R.
 
Psettina tosana
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific
Max. Length 9.8 cm SL
Psettina variegata (Fowler, 1934)

Photo by FAO
 
Psettina variegata
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10 Species of Family Bothidae with Genus Psettina
(Lefteye flounders)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1890 Psettina brevirictis Indo-West Pacific 8 SL
1982 Psettina filimana Northwest Pacific 9.5 SL
1963 Psettina gigantea Rough-scaled flounder Western Pacific 13 SL
1935 Psettina hainanensis Northwest Pacific 13 SL
1904 Psettina iijimae Western Pacific 8.5 SL
1988 Psettina multisquamea Western Indian Ocean
1913 Psettina profunda Western Central Pacific 11 SL
1999 Psettina senta Eastern Indian Ocean 7.7 SL
1963 Psettina tosana Northwest Pacific
1934 Psettina variegata Western Pacific 9.8 SL



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