Pseudaesopia

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{{Automatic taxobox

| taxon = Pseudaesopia

| authority = Chabanaud, 1934

| synonyms = Zebrias (Pseudaesopia)

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Pseudaesopia is a genus of flatfish in the family Soleidae, native to the Pacific Ocean

The name alludes to {{lang|grc|ψεύδης}}, pronounced pseúdēs meaning "false" and Aesopia.{{cite web | url = https://etyfish.org/carangiformes4/ | title = Order CARANGIFORMES (part 4): Families SOLEIDAE and CYNOGLOSSIDAE | access-date= 21 May 2025 | author1 = Christopher Scharpf | author2 = Kenneth J. Lazara | name-list-style = amp | work = The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database | publisher = Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara | date = 14 January 2025}}

Species

There are three valid species:{{Cof genus|Pseudaesopia|access-date=21 May 2025}}

{{linked species list

|Pseudaesopia cochinensis |Rama-Rao, 1967

|Pseudaesopia regani |(Gilchrist, 1906)

|Pseudaesopia synapturoides |(Jenkins, 1910)

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=Synonyms=

See also

  • Aesopia and Zebrias, two related genera with similar striped patterns

References

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Category:Soleidae

Category:Taxa named by Paul Chabanaud

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