''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
''Aesopia cornuta'' is a species of sole native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Its common names include the unicorn sole, thickray sole, banded sole, and dark thick-rayed sole. This species grows to a standard length of , and is the ...
''.
Species
There are three valid species:
Synonyms
*''Pseudaesopia japonica'', valid as ''
Zebrias japonicus
''Zebrias japonicus'', the wavyband sole or Seto sole, is a species of sole native to the western Pacific Ocean, where found over sandy mud bottoms. This species grows to a length of SL.
See also
* ''Aesopia'' and ''Pseudaesopia
''Pseudaeso ...
''
See also
* ''
Aesopia
''Aesopia cornuta'' is a species of sole native to the Indian and western Pacific Oceans. Its common names include the unicorn sole, thickray sole, banded sole, and dark thick-rayed sole. This species grows to a standard length of , and is the ...
'' 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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