''Trichopsetta'' 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 western

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' 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)

References

Bothidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill {{Pleuronectiformes-stub