Poecilopsettidae


The Poecilopsettidae are a family of flatfish in the order Pleuronectiformes, comprising three genera and 21 species. Species are typically demersal, living on marine bottoms at depths between in the Indo-Pacific and northwestern Atlantic; the deepest recorded occurrence is in the deepwater dab, Poecilopsetta beanii. Sizes range from in length, though most species are usually under long. Diets consist of zoobenthos.
In some traditional classifications, the group was recognisied as subfamily Poecilopsettinae in the family Pleuronectidae.

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