Cyclopsettidae
| Cyclopsettidae Temporal range:
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| File:Citharichthys sordidus.jpg | |
| Pacific sanddab, Citharichthys sordidus | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Cyclopsettidae Campbell, Chanet, Chen, Lee & Chen, 2019 |
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Cyclopsettidae is a family of flatfish primarily native to the coastlines of the Americas, with a few species found off the western coast of Africa. Members of this family were previously placed in Paralichthyidae until a 2019 study, which found this placement to be paraphyletic, and described a new family for them. The closest relatives of the Cyclopsettidae are thought to be the Bothidae, based on both genetic and morphological data.[1][2]
The following genera are placed in this family:[3]
- Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862
- Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
- Etropus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Syacium Ranzani, 1842
Several species are important commercial and game fishes, such as the Pacific sanddab, Citharichthys sordidus.
The earliest known fossil remains of the Cyclopsettidae are Late Eocene-aged fossil otoliths assigned to Citharichthys altissimus from Louisiana, USA.[4]
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