Fish Identification

Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae Lefteye flounders
Genus: Chascanopsetta

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Max. Length 22.5 cm SL
 
Chascanopsetta crumenalis
No picture found

Max. Length 28 cm SL
 
Chascanopsetta danae
[Angry pelican flounder]
No picture found
 
Chascanopsetta elski
No picture found

Max. Length 22.2 cm SL
 
Chascanopsetta kenyaensis
Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.

Circumtropical
Max. Length 40 cm TL
Chascanopsetta lugubris Alcock, 1894
Photo by Ramjohn, D.D.
 
Chascanopsetta lugubris
[Pelican flounder]
No picture found

Max. Length 24.6 cm SL
 
Chascanopsetta megagnatha
No picture found

Max. Length 27.4 cm SL
 
Chascanopsetta micrognatha
No picture found

Max. Length 28 cm SL
 
Chascanopsetta novaeguineae
[New Guinean pelican flounder]
Photo by Shao, K.T.

Indo-Pacific

Chascanopsetta prognatha Norman, 1939
Photo by Shao, K.T.
 
Chascanopsetta prognatha
Photo by FAO

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SL
Chascanopsetta prorigera Gilbert, 1905
Photo by FAO
 
Chascanopsetta prorigera


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chascanopsetta crumenalis Eastern Central Pacific 22.5 SL 1897
Chascanopsetta danae Angry pelican flounder Western Atlantic 28 SL 1937
Chascanopsetta elski Western Indian Ocean 1991
Chascanopsetta kenyaensis Western Indian Ocean 22.2 SL 1998
Chascanopsetta lugubris Pelican flounder Circumtropical 40 TL 1894
Chascanopsetta megagnatha Southeast Pacific 24.6 SL 1990
Chascanopsetta micrognatha Western Pacific 27.4 SL 1984
Chascanopsetta novaeguineae New Guinean pelican flounder Western Pacific 28 SL 2018
Chascanopsetta prognatha Indo-Pacific 1939
Chascanopsetta prorigera Northwest Pacific 3 SL 1905



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013
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