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Psettodidae 
AphiaID: 154167

Classification: Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Gnathostomata (Superclass) > Pisces (Superclass) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Pleuronectiformes (Order)
Status accepted
Record
status		 Added by Database Management Team
Rank Family
Parent Pleuronectiformes
Source  basis of record: Eschmeyer, W.: Catalog of fishes; California Academy of Sciences, department Ichtyology., available online at http://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/Ichthyology/catalog/fishcatmain.asp [details]

Vernacular
Names		 
Language   Name 
English psettodids  [details]
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[hide all]		 Genus Psettodes Bennett, 1831
  » Species Psettodes belcheri Bennett, 1831
» Species Psettodes bennettii Steindachner, 1870
» Species Psettodes erumei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  » Subspecies Psettodes erumei belcheri Bennett, 1831 accepted as Psettodes belcheri Bennett, 1831
» Species Psettodes bennetti Steindachner, 1870 accepted as Psettodes bennettii Steindachner, 1870

Genus Psettotes accepted as Psettodes Bennett, 1831
  » Species Psettotes erumei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) accepted as Psettodes erumei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
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Note  Description: West Africa and Indo-West Pacific. Eyes on right or left side of head; migrating eye on dorsal edge of head. Large mouth; vomer, palatine and tongue with minute teeth. Distinct preopercular margin, not hidden beneath skin. Dorsal fin origin well behind eyes, the anterior rays spinous. Almost symmetrical pelvic fins with a weak spine and five soft rays. Cycloid scale; lateral line developed on both sides of body. Vertebra 10+14. Psettodids are considered the most primitive of the flatfishes, as expressed, e.g., by few vertebrae and their habit of often swimming in an upright position. Psettodes erumei reaches up to 64 cm. [details]
LSID urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:154167
Taxonomic
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2005-04-18 08:19:08Z  created  Appeltans, Ward
  
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  Citation: WoRMS (2013). Psettodidae. In: Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2013) FishBase. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=154167 on 2013-06-18
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