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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Trichopsetta

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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 18 cm TL
Trichopsetta caribbaea Anderson & Gutherz, 1967

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Trichopsetta caribbaea
[Caribbean flounder]
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Western Atlantic
 
Trichopsetta melasma
[]

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Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 11.7 cm SL
Trichopsetta orbisulcus Anderson & Gutherz, 1967

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Trichopsetta orbisulcus
[]

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm TL
Trichopsetta ventralis (Goode & Bean, 1885)

Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory
 
Trichopsetta ventralis
[Sash flounder]
4 Species of Family Bothidae with Genus Trichopsetta
(Lefteye flounders)
Sort by: Species Length Year
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1967 Trichopsetta caribbaea Caribbean flounder Western Atlantic 18 TL
1967 Trichopsetta melasma Western Atlantic
1967 Trichopsetta orbisulcus Western Central Atlantic 11.7 SL
1885 Trichopsetta ventralis Sash flounder Western Atlantic 20 TL



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