Hypsopsetta

Genus of fishes

Hypsopsetta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Pleuronectidae
Subfamily: Pleuronectinae
Genus: Hypsopsetta
T. N. Gill, 1862
Type species
Pleuronichthys guttulatus
Girard, 1856

Hypsopsetta is a genus of righteye flounders native to the Pacific coast of California and the Baja California peninsula, as well as the Gulf of California.

Species

There are currently two recognized species in this genus:[1]

  • Hypsopsetta guttulata (Girard, 1856) (Diamond turbot)
  • Hypsopsetta macrocephala Breder, 1936

References

  1. ^ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2012). Species of Hypsopsetta in FishBase. October 2012 version.
Taxon identifiers
Hypsopsetta


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