''Psettina'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of small

lefteye flounder Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides. The family is also distinguished by the presence of ...

s native to the Indo-Pacific.

Species

There are currently 10 recognized species in this genus: * '' Psettina brevirictis'' ( Alcock, 1890) * '' Psettina filimana'' S. Z. Li & H. M. Wang, 1982 * '' Psettina gigantea'' Amaoka, 1963 (Rough-scaled flounder) * '' Psettina hainanensis'' ( H. W. Wu & S. F. Tang, 1935) * '' Psettina iijimae'' ( D. S. Jordan & Starks, 1904) * '' Psettina multisquamea'' Fedorov & Foroshchuk, 1988 * '' Psettina profunda'' ( M. C. W. Weber, 1913) * '' Psettina senta'' Amaoka & Larson, 1999 * '' Psettina tosana'' Amaoka, 1963 * '' Psettina variegata'' ( Fowler, 1934)

References

Bothidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Carl Leavitt Hubbs {{Pleuronectiformes-stub