Family Psettodidae - Psettodids
Order : Pleuronectiformes Psettodidae
Class : Teleostei
No. in FishBase : Genera : 1 | Species : 3 Eschmeyer's Catalog of Fishes
Environment : Fresh : No | Brackish : Yes | Marine : Yes
Division : Marine
Aquarium : none
First Fossil Record : lower   Tertiary   middle   Eocene Ref. Berg, L.S. 1958
Remark : 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 (Ref. 6006).
Etymology : Greek, psetta = grouper ( Ref. 45335).
Reproductive guild : nonguarders
Typical activity level : sluggish
Main Ref. : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Coordinator : Nelson, J.S. 1994
Deep Fin Classification : Osteichthyes | Actinopterygii | Actinopteri | Neopterygii | Teleostei | Osteoglossocephalai | Clupeocephala | Euteleosteomorpha | Neoteleostei | Eurypterygia | Ctenosquamata | Acanthomorphata | Acanthopterygii | Percomorphaceae | Carangaria | | | Pleuronectiformes | Psettodoidei | | Psettodidae

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Species/Synonymy list for the family Psettodidae as currently in FishBase

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Scientifc name Status Senior/Junior synonym Combination
Psettodes belcheri Bennett, 1831
acceptedseniororiginal
synonymseniorchange in rank
Psettodes erumei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
acceptedseniornew
Pleuronectes erumei Bloch & Schneider, 1801
synonymseniororiginal
Hippoglossus erumei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
! Psettotes erumei (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
synonymseniornew
synonymjuniororiginal
Psettodes bennettii Steindachner, 1870
acceptedseniororiginal
! Psettodes bennetti Steindachner, 1870
synonymseniororiginal
Psettodes erumei belcheri (non Bennett, 1831)
misappliedmisappliedchange in rank
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