Pseudaesopia

Pseudaesopia is a genus of flatfish in the family Soleidae, native to the Pacific Ocean

Pseudaesopia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Carangiformes
Suborder:	Pleuronectoidei
Family:	Soleidae
Genus:	Pseudaesopia Chabanaud, 1934
Synonyms
Zebrias (Pseudaesopia)

The name alludes to ψεύδης, pronounced pseúdēs meaning "false" and Aesopia.^[1]

Species

There are three valid species:^[2]

• Pseudaesopia cochinensis Rama-Rao, 1967
• Pseudaesopia regani (Gilchrist, 1906)
• Pseudaesopia synapturoides (Jenkins, 1910)

Synonyms

• Pseudaesopia japonica, valid as Zebrias japonicus (Bleeker, 1860)

See also

• Aesopia and Zebrias, two related genera with similar striped patterns