Fish Identification: Find Species

Class: Teleostei
Order: Pleuronectiformes
Family: Cyclopsettidae Sand whiffs

Genus: Cyclopsetta

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by NOAA\NMFS\Mississippi Laboratory

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 39 cm TL
Cyclopsetta chittendeni Bean, 1895

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Cyclopsetta chittendeni
[Mexican flounder]

Photo by Kolding, J.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 33 cm TL
Cyclopsetta fimbriata (Goode & Bean, 1885)

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Cyclopsetta fimbriata
[Spotfin flounder]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Cyclopsetta panamensis (Steindachner, 1876)

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.
 
Cyclopsetta panamensis
[God's flounder]

Photo by Robertson, R.

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 43.2 cm TL
Cyclopsetta querna (Jordan & Bollman, 1890)

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Cyclopsetta querna
[Toothed flounder]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cyclopsetta chittendeni Mexican flounder Western Atlantic 39 TL 1895
Cyclopsetta fimbriata Spotfin flounder Western Atlantic 33 TL 1885
Cyclopsetta panamensis God's flounder Eastern Pacific 35 TL 1876
Cyclopsetta querna Toothed flounder Eastern Pacific 43.2 TL 1890



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