Gastropsetta
| Gastropsetta | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Pleuronectiformes |
| Family: | Paralichthyidae |
| Genus: | Gastropsetta |
| Species: | G. frontalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Gastropsetta frontalis B. A. Bean, 1895
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Gastropsetta frontalis, the shrimp flounder, is a species of large-tooth flounder, the only member of its genus Gastropsetta. It is endemic to the western Atlantic Ocean, from North Carolina to Florida, and from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Panama. It also occurs in The Bahamas.
Gastropsetta frontalis grows to a maximum of 25 cm in length, and like other large-tooth flounders has both eyes on the left side of the head. It occurs in bays and shallow waters.
References
- ^ Munroe, T. (2015). "Gastropsetta frontalis". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T16777813A16782063. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16777813A16782063.en. Downloaded on 20 March 2018.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Gastropsetta frontalis" in FishBase. October 2006 version.