''Eopsetta'' is a
genus
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of
righteye flounder
Pleuronectidae, also known as righteye flounders, are a family of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left sides, with both eyes on their right sides. The Paralichthyidae are the op ...
s native to the
North Pacific Ocean
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Etymology
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.
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
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Eopsetta grigorjewi
The shotted halibut (''Eopsetta grigorjewi'') is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives on sandy mud bottoms in the sublittoral zone at depths of between and . It can reach in length. Its native habitat is the ...
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( Herzenstein, 1890) (Shotted halibut)
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Eopsetta jordani
''Eopsetta'' is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific Ocean
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( Lockington, 1879) (Petrale sole)
References
Pleuronectidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by David Starr Jordan
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