''Trichopsetta'' 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 western

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world's five borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions, with an area of about . It covers approximately 17% of Earth#Surface, Earth's surface and about 24% of its water surface area. During the ...

Species

There are currently four recognized species in this genus: * '' Trichopsetta caribbaea'' W. W. Anderson & Gutherz, 1967 (Caribbean flounder) * '' Trichopsetta melasma'' W. W. Anderson & Gutherz, 1967 * '' Trichopsetta orbisulcus'' W. W. Anderson & Gutherz, 1967 * '' Trichopsetta ventralis'' ( Goode & T. H. Bean, 1885) (Sash flounder)

References

Bothidae Marine fish genera Taxa named by Theodore Gill {{Pleuronectiformes-stub