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Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders

Genus: Chascanopsetta

(See list of species below)


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10 species (see list below)
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Chascanopsetta crumenalis
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Max. Length 28 cm SL
 
Chascanopsetta danae
[Angry pelican flounder]
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Chascanopsetta elski
[]
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Chascanopsetta kenyaensis
[]

Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Circumglobal
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894

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Chascanopsetta lugubris
[Pelican flounder]
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Max. Length 24.6 cm SL
 
Chascanopsetta megagnatha
[]
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Max. Length 27.4 cm SL
 
Chascanopsetta micrognatha
[]
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Max. Length 28 cm SL
 
Chascanopsetta novaeguineae
[New Guinean pelican flounder]

Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific

Chascanopsetta prognatha Norman, 1939

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Chascanopsetta prognatha
[]

Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Chascanopsetta prorigera Gilbert, 1905

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Chascanopsetta prorigera
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chascanopsetta crumenalis Eastern Central Pacific 1897
Chascanopsetta danae Angry pelican flounder Western Atlantic 28 SL 1937
Chascanopsetta elski Western Indian Ocean 1991
Chascanopsetta kenyaensis Western Indian Ocean 1998
Chascanopsetta lugubris Pelican flounder Circumglobal 40 TL 1894
Chascanopsetta megagnatha Southeast Pacific 24.6 SL 1990
Chascanopsetta micrognatha Western Pacific 27.4 SL 1984
Chascanopsetta novaeguineae New Guinean pelican flounder Western Pacific 28 SL 2018
Chascanopsetta prognatha Indo-Pacific 1939
Chascanopsetta prorigera Northwest Pacific 3 SL 1905



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013