Genus Psettina
Summary:
The Indo-Pacific bothid genus Psettina is characterised by having a very small, elongated, elliptical body; eyes separated by a narrow bony ridge without sexual dimorphism; a small mouth; no rostral or orbital spines; ctenoid scales; a caudal skeleton without subdivision. The genus contains 10 species, five of which are found in Australian waters.
Author: Helen K. Larson
Cite this page as:
Helen K. Larson, Psettina in Fishes of Australia, accessed 19 Apr 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/Home/genus/1235
References
Amaoka, K. 1969. Studies on the sinestral flounders found in the waters around Japan. Taxonomy, anatomy, and physiology. Journal of the Shimonoseki College of Fisheries 18: 65-340.
Amaoka, K. & H.K. Larson. 1999. New species of Psettina (Pleuronectiformes: Bothidae) from off Western Australia, and record of a rare species. Copeia 1999(4): 1072-1078.
Hensley, D.A. & Amaoka, K. 2001. Bothidae. pp. 3799-3841 in Carpenter, K.E. & Niem, T.H. (eds). The Living Marine Resources of the Western Central Pacific. FAO Species Identification Guide for Fisheries Purposes. Rome : FAO Vol. 6 pp. 3381-4218. Hoese, D. F. & Bray, D.J. 2006. Bothidae. pp. 1810-1823 in Beesley, P.L. & Wells, A. (eds). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 35 Australia : ABRS & CSIRO Publishing Parts 1-3 2178 pp.