''Pseudaesopia'' is a genus of flatfish in the family
Soleidae
The true soles are a family, Soleidae, of flatfishes. It includes saltwater and brackish water species in the East Atlantic, Indian Ocean, West and Central Pacific Ocean, and the mediterranean sea. Freshwater species are found in Africa, souther ...
, native to the Pacific Ocean
The name alludes to , pronounced ''pseúdēs'' meaning "false" and ''
Aesopia''.
Species
There are three valid species:
Synonyms
*''Pseudaesopia japonica'', valid as ''
Zebrias japonicus''
See also
* ''
Aesopia'' and ''
Zebrias
''Zebrias'' is a genus of ray-finned fish in the family Soleidae.
Taxonomy
The genus ''Zebrias'' was created in 1900 by David Starr Jordan and John Otterbein Snyder. It was named after the fish in its genus' stripes, which resemble that of a z ...
'', two related genera with similar striped patterns
References
Soleidae
Taxa named by Paul Chabanaud
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