Poecilopsettidae
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Poecilopsetta beanii |
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| Norman , 1934 |
The Poecilopsettidae are a family of flatfish (Pleuronectiformes). The fish live in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian Ocean mostly at greater depths.
features
The taxon is characterized by the beginning of the dorsal fin above the eyes and the rudimentary lateral line organ on the underside. Poecilopsettidae have 36 to 43 vertebrae and their pelvic fins are symmetrical.
Systematics
The family used to be and is still partly counted as a subfamily of the clods (Pleuronectidae) today .
Genera and species
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Marleyella Fowler, 1925
- Marleyella bicolorata (from Bonde, 1922)
- Marleyella maldivensis Norman, 1939
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Nematops Günther, 1880
- Nematops chui Fowler, 1934
- Nematops grandisquama Weber & de Beaufort, 1929
- Nematops macrochirus Norman, 1931
- Nematops microstoma Günther, 1880
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Poecilopsetta Günther, 1880
- Poecilopsetta albomaculata Norman, 1939
- Poecilopsetta beanii (Goode, 1881)
- Poecilopsetta colorata Günther, 1880
- Poecilopsetta dorsialta Guibord & Chapleau, 2001
- Poecilopsetta hawaiiensis Gilbert, 1905
- Poecilopsetta inermis (Breder, 1927)
- Poecilopsetta macrocephala Hoshino, Amaoka & Last, 2001
- Poecilopsetta megalepis Fowler, 1934
- Poecilopsetta natalensis Norman, 1931
- Poecilopsetta normani Foroshchuk & Fedorov, 1992
- Poecilopsetta plinthus (Jordan & Starks, 1904)
- Poecilopsetta praelonga Alcock, 1894
- Poecilopsetta vaynei Quéro, Hensley & Maugé, 1988
- Poecilopsetta zanzibarensis Norman, 1939
literature
- Joseph S. Nelson : Fishes of the World. 4th edition. John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken NJ et al. 2006, ISBN 0-471-25031-7 .
- Thomas A. Munroe: Poecilopsettidae. In: Kent E. Carpenter (Ed.): The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Atlantic. Volume 3: Bony Fishes Part 2 (Opistognathidae to Molidae), Sea Turtles and Marine Mammals (= FAO Species Identification Guide for Fishery Purposes. Special Publication. No. 5). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome 2002, ISBN 92-5-104827-4 , pp. 1922 ff.
Web links
Commons : Poecilopsettidae - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Poecilopsettidae on Fishbase.org (English)