Trichopsetta

Trichopsetta is a genus of small lefteye flounders native to the western Atlantic Ocean.

Trichopsetta
Sash flounder (T. ventralis)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae
Genus: Trichopsetta
T. N. Gill, 1889
Type species
Citharichthys ventralis
Goode & Bean, 1885

Species

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

  • Trichopsetta caribbaea W. W. Anderson & Gutherz, 1967 (Caribbean flounder)
  • Trichopsetta melasma W. W. Anderson & Gutherz, 1967
  • Trichopsetta orbisulcus W. W. Anderson & Gutherz, 1967
  • Trichopsetta ventralis (Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885) (Sash flounder)
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References

  1. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Trichopsetta in FishBase. October 2012 version.


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