Taeniopsettidae

Taeniopsettidae
Trichopsetta ventralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Taeniopsettidae Amaoka, 1969
Genera
Engyophrys Jordan & Bollman, 1890 Perissias Jordan& Evermann, 1898 Taeniopsetta Gilbert, 1905 Trichopsetta Gill, 1889

Taeniopsettidae is a family of flatfish native to the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic regions. ^[1]

Their eyes are located on the left side of their body, and thus they have long been treated as a subfamily of the "lefteye flounder" family, Bothidae. However, more recent studies have split up the family into multiple families, and they were thus upgraded to being their own family in 2025. ^[2]

The following genera are placed in this family: ^[3]

• Engyophrys Jordan & Bollman, 1890
• Perissias Jordan& Evermann, 1898
• Taeniopsetta Gilbert, 1905
• Trichopsetta Gill, 1889

References

1. Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 2025-08-14.
2. Tongboonkua, Pakorn; Chanet, Bruno; Chen, Wei-Jen (2025). "Integrated Molecular and Morphological Analyses Resolve Long-Standing Classification Challenges in the Sinistral Flatfish Family Bothidae (Teleostei: Carangiformes)" . Zoologica Scripta. n/a (n/a) zsc.70020. doi:10.1111/zsc.70020. ISSN   1463-6409.
3. Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Taeniopsettidae". Catalog of Fishes . California Academy of Sciences . Retrieved 20 December 2025.