Ancylopsetta dilecta

Ancylopsetta dilecta, the three-eye flounder, is a species of large-tooth flounder found along the Atlantic and Caribbean coasts of North and Central America. It is found down to depths of 137 m (449 ft). This species grows to 25 cm (9.8 in) in total length.

Ancylopsetta dilecta

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Ancylopsetta
Species:
A. dilecta
Binomial name
Ancylopsetta dilecta
(Goode & T. H. Bean, 1883)
Synonyms

Notosema dilecta Goode & Bean, 1883

References

  1. Carpenter, K.E.; Munroe, T. & Robertson, R. (2015). "Ancylopsetta dilecta". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T190345A16510802. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190345A16510802.en. Downloaded on 20 March 2018.


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