''Chibapsetta'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric right-eye flounder that lived during the

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epoch. It contains a single species, ''C. dolichurostyli'' from what is now

Tōgane is a Cities of Japan, city located in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. , the city had an estimated population of 57,780 in 26,907 households and a population density of 650 persons per km². The total area of the city is . Tōgane is home to the ''K ...

, Japan. Some authors instead place its stratigraphic range as

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. Although its exact subfamilial placement is uncertain, it may be related to ''

Hippoglossoides ''Hippoglossoides'' is a genus of righteye flounders native to the North Pacific and North Atlantic oceans. Species There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Hippoglossoides dubius'' Schmidt, 1904 (Flathead flounder) * '' H ...

''.

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