Pelican flounder

Chascanopsetta lugubris

Classification

Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Bothidae

Chascanopsetta is a genus of flatfish in the family Bothidae (lefteye flounders) found in deeper parts of the Pacific and Indian Oceans with a single species, C. lugubris also occurring in the Atlantic Ocean. It contains ten member species.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

Sources and credits

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