Acanthopsetta
Encyclopedia
Acanthopsetta is a genus
of fish in the Pleuronectidae
family. It is monotypic
containing only one species, the Scale-eye plaice
.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fish in the Pleuronectidae
Pleuronectidae
Righteye flounders are a family, Pleuronectidae, of flounders. They are called "righteye flounders" because most species lie on the sea bottom on their left side, with both eyes on the right side. The Paralichthyidae are the opposite, with their eyes on the left side.Their dorsal and anal fins are...
family. It is monotypic
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group with only one biological type. The term's usage differs slightly between botany and zoology. The term monotypic has a separate use in conservation biology, monotypic habitat, regarding species habitat conversion eliminating biodiversity and...
containing only one species, the Scale-eye plaice
Scale-eye plaice
The Scale-eye plaice, Acanthopsetta nadeshnyi, is a flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae. It is a demersal fish that lives at depths from between to . It can reach in length and can weigh up to . Its native habitat is the northern Pacific, primarily from the Sea of Okhotsk to Japan and Korea,...
.