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Cyclopsettidae
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| Cyclopsettidae Temporal range:
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| Pacific sanddab, Citharichthys sordidus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Carangiformes |
| Suborder: | Pleuronectoidei |
| Family: | Cyclopsettidae Campbell, Chanet, Chen, Lee & Chen, 2019 |
| Genera | |
Cyclopsettidae is a family of flatfish primarily native to the coastlines of the Americas, with a few species found off the western coast of Africa. Members of this family were previously placed in Paralichthyidae until a 2019 study, which found this placement to be paraphyletic, and described a new family for them. The closest relatives of the Cyclopsettidae are thought to be the Bothidae, based on both genetic and morphological data.[1][2]
The following genera are placed in this family:[3]
- Citharichthys Bleeker, 1862
- Cyclopsetta Gill, 1889
- Etropus Jordan & Gilbert, 1882
- Syacium Ranzani, 1842
Several species are important commercial and game fishes, such as the Pacific sanddab, Citharichthys sordidus.
The earliest known fossil remains of the Cyclopsettidae are Late Eocene-aged fossil otoliths assigned to Citharichthys altissimus from Louisiana, USA.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Campbell, Matthew A.; Chanet, Bruno; Chen, Jhen-Nien; Lee, Mao-Ying; Chen, Wei-Jen (2019). "Origins and relationships of the Pleuronectoidei: Molecular and morphological analysis of living and fossil taxa". Zoologica Scripta. 48 (5): 640–656. doi:10.1111/zsc.12372. ISSN 1463-6409.
- ^ Fricke, R.; Eschmeyer, W. N.; Van der Laan, R. (2025). "ESCHMEYER'S CATALOG OF FISHES: CLASSIFICATION". California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2025-07-02.
- ^ Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cyclopsettidae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ Girone, Angela; Nolf, Dirk (2009-07-01). "Fish otoliths from the Priabonian (Late Eocene) of North Italy and South-East France – Their paleobiogeographical significance". Revue de Micropaléontologie. 52 (3): 195–218. Bibcode:2009RvMic..52..195G. doi:10.1016/j.revmic.2007.10.006. ISSN 0035-1598.