''Taeniopsetta'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of small
lefteye flounder
Bothidae or lefteye flounders are a family of flounders. They are called "lefteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their right sides, with both eyes on their left sides. The family is also distinguished by the presence of ...
s native to the
Indo-Pacific
The Indo-Pacific is a vast biogeographic region of Earth. In a narrow sense, sometimes known as the Indo-West Pacific or Indo-Pacific Asia, it comprises the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, the western and central Pacific Ocean, and the ...
at depths of .
Species
There are currently two recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Taeniopsetta ocellata''
( Günther, 1880) (Indo-Pacific ocellated flounder)
* ''
Taeniopsetta radula''
C. H. Gilbert, 1905
References
Bothidae
Marine fish genera
Taxa named by Charles Henry Gilbert
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