''Syacium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of large-tooth flounders found in the

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and

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s. With the exception of ''S. guineensis'' from the Atlantic coast of Africa, all species are from the Americas. The largest species in the genus reaches in length.

Species

There are currently eight recognized

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in this genus: * ''

Syacium guineensis ''Syacium'' is a genus of large-tooth flounders found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. With the exception of ''S. guineensis'' from the Atlantic coast of Africa, all species are from the Americas. The largest species in the genus reaches i ...

'' ( Bleeker, 1862) (Papillose flounder) * ''

Syacium gunteri ''Syacium'' is a genus of large-tooth flounders found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. With the exception of ''S. guineensis'' from the Atlantic coast of Africa, all species are from the Americas. The largest species in the genus reaches i ...

'' Ginsburg, 1933 (Shoal flounder) * ''

Syacium latifrons ''Syacium'' is a genus of large-tooth flounders found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. With the exception of ''S. guineensis'' from the Atlantic coast of Africa, all species are from the Americas. The largest species in the genus reaches i ...

'' ( D. S. Jordan & C. H. Gilbert, 1882) (Beach flounder) * ''

Syacium longidorsale ''Syacium'' is a genus of large-tooth flounders found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. With the exception of ''S. guineensis'' from the Atlantic coast of Africa, all species are from the Americas. The largest species in the genus reaches in l ...

'' Murakami & Amaoka, 1992 (Longfin flounder) * ''

Syacium maculiferum ''Syacium'' is a genus of large-tooth flounders found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. With the exception of ''S. guineensis'' from the Atlantic coast of Africa, all species are from the Americas. The largest species in the genus reaches in l ...

'' ( Garman, 1899) (Clearspot flounder) * ''

Syacium micrurum ''Syacium'' is a genus of large-tooth flounders found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. With the exception of ''S. guineensis'' from the Atlantic coast of Africa, all species are from the Americas. The largest species in the genus reaches in l ...

'' Ranzani, 1842 (Channel flounder) * ''

Syacium ovale ''Syacium'' is a genus of large-tooth flounders found in the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. With the exception of ''S. guineensis'' from the Atlantic coast of Africa, all species are from the Americas. The largest species in the genus reaches in l ...

'' ( Günther, 1864) (Oval flounder) * '' Syacium papillosum'' (

Linnaeus Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, t ...

, 1758) (Dusky flounder)

References

Paralichthyidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Camillo Ranzani {{Pleuronectiformes-stub