''Chascanopsetta'' is a
genus
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of
flatfish in the family
Bothidae (lefteye flounders) found in deeper parts of the
Pacific
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and
Indian Ocean
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s with a single species, ''C. lugubris'' also occurring in the
Atlantic Ocean
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. It contains nine member species.
Description
Members of this genus have an elongate body and a relatively large mouth, the latter giving rise to the common name pelican flounder (primarily used for ''P. lugubris''). They lack
rostral, orbital, or mandibular spines.
Species
There are currently ten recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Chascanopsetta crumenalis''
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, 1897)
* ''
Chascanopsetta elski''
Foroshchuk, 1991
* ''
Chascanopsetta danae''
Bruun, 1937
* ''
Chascanopsetta kenyaensis''
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* Step ...
, 1997
* ''
Chascanopsetta lugubris''
Alcock, 1894 (Pelican flounder)
* ''
Chascanopsetta novaeguineae''
Tongboonkua, Lee & Chen, 2018
* ''
Chascanopsetta megagnatha''
Amaoka & Parin, 1990
* ''
Chascanopsetta micrognatha''
Amaoka & Yamamoto, 1984
* ''
Chascanopsetta prognatha''
Norman
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, 1939
* ''
Chascanopsetta prorigera''
( C. H. Gilbert, 1905)
References
Bothidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Alfred William Alcock
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