Pseudorhombus is a genus of large-tooth flounders. With the exception of P. binii found off Peru, species in this genus are native to the Indo-Pacific. The largest species reaches in length.
Species
There are currently 24 recognized species in this genus:
- Pseudorhombus annulatus <small>Norman, 1927</small> (Ringed flounder)
- Pseudorhombus argus <small>M. C. W. Weber, 1913</small> (Peacock flounder)
- Pseudorhombus arsius <small>(F. Hamilton, 1822)</small> (Largetooth flounder)
- Pseudorhombus binii <small>Tortonese, 1955</small>
- Pseudorhombus cinnamoneus <small>(Temminck & Schlegel, 1846)</small> (Cinnamon flounder)
- Pseudorhombus ctenosquamis <small>(Ã
Âshima, 1927)</small>
- Pseudorhombus diplospilus <small>Norman, 1926</small> (Four twin-spot flounder)
- Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus <small>Regan, 1905</small> (Ocellated flounder)
- Pseudorhombus elevatus <small>J. D. Ogilby, 1912</small> (Deep flounder)
- Pseudorhombus javanicus <small>(Bleeker, 1853)</small> (Javan flounder)
- Pseudorhombus jenynsii <small>(Bleeker, 1855)</small> (Small-toothed flounder)
- Pseudorhombus levisquamis <small>(Ã
Âshima, 1927)</small>
- Pseudorhombus malayanus <small>Bleeker, 1865</small> (Malayan flounder)
- Pseudorhombus megalops <small>Fowler, 1934</small>
- Pseudorhombus micrognathus <small>Norman, 1927</small>
- Pseudorhombus natalensis <small>Gilchrist, 1904</small> (Natal flounder)
- Pseudorhombus neglectus <small>Bleeker, 1865</small>
- Pseudorhombus oculocirris <small>Amaoka, 1969</small>
- Pseudorhombus oligodon <small>(Bleeker, 1854)</small> (Roughscale flounder)
- Pseudorhombus pentophthalmus <small>Günther, 1862</small> (Fivespot flounder)
- Pseudorhombus quinquocellatus <small>M. C. W. Weber & de Beaufort, 1929</small> (Five-eyed flounder)
- Pseudorhombus spinosus <small>McCulloch, 1914</small> (Spiny flounder)
- Pseudorhombus tenuirastrum <small>(Waite, 1899)</small>
- Pseudorhombus triocellatus <small>(Bloch & J. G. Schneider, 1801)</small> (Three spotted flounder)
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