Pseudaesopia

Pseudaesopia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Soleidae
Genus:	Pseudaesopia Chabanaud, 1934
Synonyms
Zebrias (Pseudaesopia)

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

The name alludes to ψεύδης, pronounced pseúdēs meaning "false" and Aesopia . ^[1]

Species

There are three valid species: ^[2]

• Pseudaesopia cochinensis Rama-Rao, 1967
• Pseudaesopia regani (Gilchrist, 1906)
• Pseudaesopia synapturoides (Jenkins, 1910)

Synonyms

• Pseudaesopia japonica, valid as Zebrias japonicus (Bleeker, 1860)

See also

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

References

1. Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (14 January 2025). "Order CARANGIFORMES (part 4): Families SOLEIDAE and CYNOGLOSSIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 21 May 2025.
2. Eschmeyer, William N.; Fricke, Ron & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Pseudaesopia". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 21 May 2025.