Pseudaesopia
| Pseudaesopia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Soleidae |
| Genus: | Pseudaesopia Chabanaud, 1934 |
| Synonyms | |
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Zebrias (Pseudaesopia) | |
Pseudaesopia is a genus of flatfish in the family Soleidae, native to the Pacific Ocean
The name alludes to ψεύδης, pronounced pseúdēs meaning "false" and Aesopia.[1]
Species
[edit]There are three valid species:[2]
- Pseudaesopia cochinensis Rama-Rao, 1967
- Pseudaesopia regani (Gilchrist, 1906)
- Pseudaesopia synapturoides (Jenkins, 1910)
Synonyms
[edit]- Pseudaesopia japonica, valid as Zebrias japonicus (Bleeker, 1860)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 January 2025). "Order CARANGIFORMES (part 4): Families SOLEIDAE and CYNOGLOSSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
- ^ Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudaesopia". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
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