Syacium

Syacium is a genus of large-tooth flounders found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. With the exception of S. guineensis from the Atlantic coast of Africa, all species are from the Americas. The largest species in the genus reaches 40 cm (16 in) in length.[1]

Syacium
Shoal Flounder (S. gunteri)
Dusky Flounder (S. papillosum)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Paralichthyidae
Genus: Syacium
Ranzani, 1842
Type species
Syacium micrurum
Ranzani, 1842
Synonyms
  • Armaca Jordan & Goss, 1885
  • Hemirhombus Bleeker, 1862

Species

There are currently eight recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Syacium guineensis (Bleeker, 1862) (Papillose flounder)
  • Syacium gunteri Ginsburg, 1933 (Shoal flounder)
  • Syacium latifrons (D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Beach flounder)
  • Syacium longidorsale Murakami & Amaoka, 1992 (Longfin flounder)
  • Syacium maculiferum (Garman, 1899) (Clearspot flounder)
  • Syacium micrurum Ranzani, 1842 (Channel flounder)
  • Syacium ovale (Günther, 1864) (Oval flounder)
  • Syacium papillosum (Linnaeus, 1758) (Dusky flounder)
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References
  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Syacium in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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